WTA Tour News

Sabine Lisicki Launches New YouTube Channel

STARNBERG, May 25, 2020 While the global tennis tour is on hold due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, athletes like Sabine Lisicki are keeping busy. The 2013 Wimbledon finalist opened up a new YouTube channel, where the German tennis pro will […]

Federer: It Would Be ‘Very Difficult’ To Play In Empty Stadiums

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In an interview published by Brazilian sports website GloboEsporte.com in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (and translated from Portuguese), Roger Federer said it would be “very difficult” for him to play big tournaments […]

Konta Insists On A Merger Of Equals

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Johanna Konta of Great Britain, who sits on the WTA player council, has been a vocal critic of sexism in sports. In her opinion, any merger involving the ATP and WTA – tennis’s […]

Hanging Out With Babsi – And Stefanos

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Eurosport has launched “Hanging Out With Babsi,” a new Instagram Live series hosted by former Austrian pro Barbara Schett-Eagle, who resides with her family in Queensland, Australia. On Wednesday’s debut, Schett interviewed rising Greek […]