Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff's French Open final was one of the most memorable matches of the year. Julian Finney / Getty Images As tennis prepares for the 2026 season — which is, for once, starting ...
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For just the second time in her career, Coco Gauff was unable to complete a WTA match. She was trailing Alexandra Eala 6-2 2-0 on a Sunday night in Indian Wells, the world number four against the 31st ...
Nearly three years ago, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina faced off in the final of the first major of the season. At the time, many thought this was the start of a new era in women’s tennis, a kind ...
Iga Świątek (left) and Aryna Sabalenka (right) will resume their duel at the top of the WTA Tour rankings. FotoOlimpik / NurPhoto via Getty Images In under three weeks’ time, the best women’s tennis ...
After the highs of her 2022 Wimbledon win and the lows of the injuries and inconsistencies that followed, Elena Rybakina is finally back on top again. The journey was tough, especially with the ...
The 2025 WTA Tour season was one of the strongest in recent memory, and several key stars made significant breakthroughs over the past twelve months. Amanda Anisimova, Mirra Andreeva, and Ekaterina ...
Emma Raducanu’s 2021 US Open victory has been recognised as one of the 20 most important moments in British women’s sporting history, according to a shortlist compiled by The Telegraph.
If you haven’t heard the name Alex Eala yet, consider this your official heads-up. The 20-year-old from the Philippines has been on an absolute tear through the WTA, knocking off some of the biggest ...
As tennis prepares for the 2026 season — which is, for once, starting in the year for which it is named — here is a spirited lookback at the past year on the WTA Tour. It is not designed to be ...