MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As the Miami Open presented by Itaú got under way in South Florida last week, the news of Ashleigh Barty‘s stunning retirement from pro tennis at age 25 became the buzz of conversation […]
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Ashleigh Barty, the WTA’s World No. 1 player and reigning Australian Open champion, announced her retirement from pro tennis Wednesday. Just 25, Barty shared her stunning decision to retire in an interview with […]
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Women’s Tennis Association has announced its largest – and most lucrative – global title sponsorship in its history. On Thursday, the WTA revealed it has agreed to a multi-year alliance with Hologic, an […]
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA Tour has released a comprehensive calendar of 125 level tournaments for the remainder of 2022. It features 21 events taking place in 14 countries spread across three continents and offers competition on […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was frustration and disappointment for Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu as she bowed 6-0, 6-1 to No. 7 seed Elena Rybakina in her opening performance of the 2022 season, in the first round […]
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA released its schedule for the first six months of the 2022 season Monday. A quick glance of the 31 hard court, clay and grass tournaments, which begins with the Australian Summer […]
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, who has not played on the WTA Tour since an injured right hamstring cut short her first-round match at Wimbledon, withdrew from the US Open Wednesday […]
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s opening day of the Yarra Valley Classic and the Gippsland Trophy, a pair of side-by-side WTA 500-series tournaments kicking off the Australian Summer Series, provided fans lucky enough to attend as well […]
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Former World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka has launched a new podcast series, Think About It, through the WTA and Tennis Channel. The six-episode series features “intimate and honest conversations with inspiring guests” dealing with […]
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