WTA Tour News

Cornet Worried: ‘I Hear A Big Crack In My Hip’

STRASBOURG/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) “I hear a big crack in my hip,” Alizé Cornet explained to Tennis TourTalk, the only English-as-a-first-language media to speak with the grand dame of French tennis, after she retired in pain from […]

Andreescu Wins, Withdraws From Strasbourg

STRASBOURG/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 7 Bianca Andreescu had just won two clay-court matches at the WTA-level for the first time in her career. By the end of her 65-minute, 6-1, 6-4 victory over 259th-ranked qualifier […]

Perfect In Parma, Gauff Sets Her Sights On Paris

PARMA/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Saturday in Parma, Italy, American teenager Coco Gauff won a double championship to cap a great week on red clay at the Emilia-Romagna Open. First, the 17-year-old Gauff won her first WTA […]

Garcia Thriving Before Her French Fans, Again

STRASBOURG/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Caroline Garcia knows firsthand what it is like to win a title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in this northeastern French city. The 27-year-old from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, delighted her legion of fans when […]

Andreescu On Clay: ‘Let’s See What I Can Do!’

STRASBOURG/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) This week’s Internationaux de Strasbourg, in the capital city of the Grand Est region in northeastern France, represents the last chance to tune up for next week’s French Open in Paris. It’s also […]

Badosa Wins Breakthrough Title In Belgrade

BELGRADE/WASHINGTON, May 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty-three-year-old Paula Badosa‘s remarkable year has been filled with plenty of ups and downs and near misses. It’s included reaching four semifinals in 2021 – including the last three consecutive tournaments she’s entered […]

Gauff Sweeps Singles And Doubles Titles In Parma

PARMA, May 22, 2021 (by Lorenzo Carini) Coco Gauff won her second WTA singles title – and first on clay – with her 6-1, 6-3 win over China’s Wang Qiang to capture the inaugural WTA 250 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, Italy, […]

Osorio Serrano, Badosa Shining In Belgrade

BELGRADE/WASHINGTON, May 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) One is a precocious 19-year-old from Colombia, the other is twenty-three and a streetwise, New York City-born Spaniard. Both Maria Camila Osorio Serrano and Paula Badosa share a passion for playing on clay. […]

Gauff Tops Siniakova To Reach Parma Final

PARMA, May 21, 2021 (by Lorenzo Carini) Semifinals in both singles and doubles took place as the first edition of the inaugural WTA Emilia-Romagna Open continued at the Tennis Club Parma on Friday. First clay-court final for Gauff American teenager […]

As Long As The Fun Remains, Errani Will Play On

PARMA/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sara Errani is eight years removed from her career-best World No. 5 ranking. However, the 34-year-old tour veteran from Bologna, Italy, who is now ranked just outside the Top 100 at No. 108, […]