WTA Tour

Uncertainty Over Dates For Player Arrival In Australia

WASHINGTON, November 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A day after Tennis Australia officials announced a consolidation of summer tournaments to be held in the state of Victoria as a means of combating coronavirus, word out of Australia now is that […]

Aussie Summer Will Have A Different Look In 2021

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Monday, Australia’s tennis organizers decided on a detailed plan that will enable ATP and WTA events to go on as scheduled in the state of Victoria, home to the city of Melbourne […]

Sabalenka Secures Final WTA Title Of The Season In Linz

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 15, 2020 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus is the champion of the 30th anniversary edition of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The top seed of the WTA International Event defeated her long-time doubles partner and No. 2 seed Elise […]

WTA Linz: A Cool Singles Final Between Two Great Players

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) As the final singles match in the final tournament of the 2020 WTA season arrives Sunday afternoon at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, it seems fitting that it matches the two top seeds, No. […]

Sabalenka, Mertens Set Up Linz Dream Final

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 14, 2020 Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens will face off in Sunday’s title match of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz following two hard-fought victories for the top two seeds in the semi-finals of the WTA International Event. Sabalenka […]

Krejcikova Playing Out Of Her Comfort Zone, Winning Solo

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Through much of her tennis career, Barbora Krejcikova has been a standout doubles player. Along with her fellow Czech Republic doubles partner, Katerina Siniakova, Krejcikova steadily rose from a junior titlist to a Grand […]

Sabalenka, Mertens Maintain Collision Course In Linz

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 13, 2020 Three of the top four seeds at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA International Event. On the “Day of the Linz AG”, No. 1 favourite Aryna Sabalenka benefited from the […]

Upper Austria Ladies Linz: Past Winners Send Video Messages

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 13, 2020 The Upper Austria Ladies Linz, one of the longest-running women’s tournament, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week and it is like balm for Sandra Reichel’s soul when she receives encouraging video messages from former champions of […]

Podoroska: Life Remains The Same After Roland Garros

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nadia Podoroska may not quite be a household tennis name like current Argentine star Diego Schwartzman is today or Gabriela Sabatini was a generation ago. However, it may just be a matter of time […]

WTA Linz: Sabalenka, Mertens Book Quarterfinals Berths

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 12, 2020 The top two seeds of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz are through to the quarterfinals and will lead Friday’s line-up at the TipsArena Linz. World No. 11 Aryna Sabalenka eased past Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-0, […]