INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) When World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and World No. 11 Daniil Medvedev walked out to contest the championship match of the 50th BNP Paribas Open edition Sunday afternoon, under a searing sun […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 14, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka gave a dominant and powerful semifinal performance against upstart Linda Noskova at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on a scorcher of day in the California […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 31, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina was nothing if not resilient throughout the Australian Open. She was poised and calm under pressure against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka from first ball to last ball in the women’s […]
MELBOURNE/STARNBERG, January 31, 2026 Elena Rybakina has clinched the singles title of the 2026 Australian Open. The 26-year-old from Kazakhstan outlasted two-time Melbourne champion and top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in Saturday’s championship match. Rybakina converted […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 29, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Aryna Sabalenka became just the third player in the Open Era to reach four consecutive women’s singles finals at the Australian Open, after her convincing semifinal victory over No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina […]
RIYADH, November 8, 2025 (WTA Media Release) Champion Elena Rybakina won the the biggest prize money payout in women’s sporting history today following her spectacular championship run at the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF. After going undefeated across her […]
ST PETERSBURG, FL, USA, October 24, 2025 (WTA Media Release) The WTA announced today that Elena Rybakina has qualified for the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF setting the world-class singles field for the prestigious end-of-season showpiece. Rybakina, from Kazakhstan, […]
STARNBERG, April 11, 2025 Kazakhstan and Poland can confirm their places in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals on Friday after superb victories for both teams on Thursday. Kazakhstan overcame Australia in Brisbane and face Colombia on […]
PERTH/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the third edition of the United Cup reaches the last four this weekend in Sydney, one of the surprises of this ATP/WTA mixed-team event has been Team Kazakhstan. The ninth-seeded team, which […]
PERTH/WASHINGTON, December 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) A new tennis season began Friday before the old year ended. Talk about a packed calendar! That’s tennis being tennis. ”Still ’24, but it’s next season, yeah,” quipped China’s Zhang Zhizhen, after seeing […]
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