WTA Tour

Kasatkina Crowned Granby Champion

GRANBY/STARNBERG, August 28, 2022 On Saturday afternoon at the Granby National Bank Championships, tournament top-seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia clinched her sixth career title, defeating Australia’s Daria Saville in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the WTA 250 […]

Djokovic Holding Out Hope He Will Be Allowed To Play In US Open

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic‘s decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 means he will not be able to enter the United States to compete in this year’s US Open. The U.S. Tennis Association, which oversees […]

Grammatikopoulou Captures Odlum Brown VanOpen Trophy

VANCOUVER/STARNBERG, August 22, 2022 Valentini Grammatikopoulou of Greece made history in more ways than one on Sunday at the $115,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen, a WTA 125 event, at West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club.  Not only is the 25-year-old the first […]

Granby National Bank Championships Main Draws Unveiled

GRANBY, August 20, 2022 (Tennis Canada Press Release) On Friday, live from the Granby Tennis Club and in the presence of Victoria Mboko, a Canadian player from the National Tennis Centre, the main draw for the Granby National Bank Championships […]

Kasatkina Receives Granby National Bank Championships Wild Card

GRANBY, August 19, 2022 (Tennis Canada Press Release) On Friday, Tennis Canada announced its wild cards for the 2022 Granby National Bank Championships. The tournament, which features a WTA 250 event and an ATP Challenger, will be held from August […]

At 33, Azarenka Still Loves The Competition, Still Loves The Game

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka has only played a handful of matches since the French Open. That’s because the former World No. 1 from Belarus was banned from participating in this year’s […]

Bouchard Awarded Wild Card For Odlum Brown VanOpen

Vancouver, August 8, 2022 (Press Release) The Odlum Brown VanOpen is pleased to announce that former World No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard makes her return to professional tennis at the WTA 125 event at Hollyburn Country Club from August 13 – […]

Serena Williams: The Countdown Toward Retirement Has Begun

WASHINGTON, August 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Wiliams has never liked the word retirement, saying it doesn’t feel like a modern word to her. However, on Tuesday morning, a day after Williams won her first WTA Tour singles match […]

Samsonova Wins Battle Of Big Hitters Over Kanepi At Citi Open

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The 10th edition final of the WTA Citi Open lived up to its billing of big-hitting tennis, between Liudmila Samsonova and Kaia Kanepi at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in northwest Washington, D.C. Sunday […]