WTA Tour News

Teens And Swiss Misses Reach Adelaide Semis

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, February 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The semifinals of the WTA’s Adelaide International are set and there’s a distinctive theme among the final four participants: two of them are teenagers – Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek – and two […]

Sinner Streak Ends With Montpellier Loss

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Aljaz Bedene has become the first player outside the Top 10 to defeat Jannik Sinner indoors in the past year. On Wednesday, the 31-year-old Slovenian hit 14 aces and controlled the net during […]

Fourth Time’s A Charm For Collins Against Barty

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, February 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. That’s what American Danielle Collins did against World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty at the Adelaide International on Wednesday evening. In her fourth head-to-head clash […]

Murray Comeback Halted In Montpellier First Round

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Andy Murray‘s return to the ATP Tour at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier must have felt like a disappointment for the former World No. 1. The 121st-ranked Murray from Great Britain, […]

The Continuing Education of Iga Swiatek

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Usually, the week after a Grand Slam is when Iga Swiatek returns home to Warsaw, Poland, to rest and recover from an intense time of competition. It’s what she did after her unlikely championship […]

Korda Stays Focused, Defeats Tsonga In Montpellier

WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Following the completion of the Australian Open, the season’s first major, the ATP has branched out across three continents this week – Europe, Asia and South America – with competition in Montpellier, France; […]

Collins Sets Up Clash With Barty In Adelaide

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, February 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Adelaide International, the sixth and final WTA tournament of the Australian Swing, got under way at Memorial Drive Monday. Six of the Top 20 players in the world are in the draw, […]

Tomljanovic, Stosur And Gadecki Awarded Adelaide International Wild Cards

ADELAIDE, February 20, 2021 (Press Release) Queenslanders Sam Stosur, Ajla Tomljanovic and Olivia Gadecki have been awarded the final three Adelaide International wildcards. They join fellow Australian, World No.1 Ashleigh Barty in the main draw when it gets underway from Monday at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in South […]

Barty To Defend Adelaide International Title

TA Press Release, February 19, 2021 World No. 1 Ash Barty from Queensland will play the Adelaide International from 22 to 27 February 2021 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in South Australia. Barty has been granted a wildcard into the main […]

WTA Tour Returns To Hamburg

HAMBURG, February 11, 2021 Tennis fans can look forward to a new women’s tournament to be held in Hamburg and organized by the Austrian Reichel Business Group, which is also responsible for the men’s Hamburg European Open. Sandra and Peter-Michael […]