SHENZHEN, October 29, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Naomi Osaka’s surprise withdrawal from the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, due a right shoulder injury, is a reminder that finishing a long – sometimes grueling – season intact […]
ZHUHAI, October 27, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Aryna Sabalenka’s third WTA singles title of the year – arguably the biggest one of her young career – ended her singles season with a flourish in China on Sunday afternoon. Sabalenka, the […]
ZHUHAI, October 26, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) As the semifinal round of the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai unfolded on Saturday afternoon in Zhuhai, China, top seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who won her only meeting with 40th-ranked […]
ZHUHAI, October 25, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Aryna Sabalenka opposed her doubles partner, Elise Mertens, to decide the winner of the Rose Group in the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai tournament in Zhuhai, China, on Friday. While she preferred that […]
ZHUHAI, October 24, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Top seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands fought off a surging No. 10 seed Dayana Yastremska to emerge as the first semifinalist in the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China. The […]
ZHUHAI, October 23, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) As the WTA’s Hengqin Life Elite Trophy Zhuhai unfolds this week in China’s southern Guangdong province, with an elite field – think Kiki Bertens, Sofia Kenin, Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka – that would make […]
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When Coco Gauff won the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, an indoor WTA International event during the second-to-the-last week of the tour’s regular season Sunday afternoon, she became the youngest WTA singles champion in […]
LINZ, October 8, 2019 (by Alessandro Boroch) World No. 57 Alizé Cornet opened Tuesday’s main draw action on Centre Court with a straight-set-victory (6-4, 6-4) over 2017 Upper Austria Ladies Linz champion Barbora Strycova. It was already their tenth career […]
WASHINGTON, October 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When top seed Dominic Thiem came from a set and a break down in beating No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, to win the ATP 500 China Open Sunday evening in […]
WASHINGTON, September 16, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) “What do I really want from life?” asks Kim Clijsters as she looks directly at the camera, recording her special video announcement that soon will go viral on social media and be seen […]
