Complaints and Controversies Surrounding Tennis Tournaments in China

Complaints and Controversies Surrounding Tennis Tournaments in China

For three years, China was without the biggest tennis tournaments. Many players did not hide the fact that they do not suffer from longing for Asian clubs due to long travel. After a few weeks of the program, it seems that the restart of the tournaments on this continent has not gained many fans. The … Read more

Markéta Vondroušová’s Disappointing Return from US Open Quarterfinals Sparks Online Backlash and Debate

Markéta Vondroušová’s Disappointing Return from US Open Quarterfinals Sparks Online Backlash and Debate

Markéta Vondroušová’s return after the quarterfinals of the US Open did not go well at all. In Beijing, she was eliminated in the first round, and she also caught it on social networks from angry bettors, just like another Czech tennis player, Linda Nosková, did last week. It looked like a clear match, the tennis … Read more

Rising Chinese Tennis Star Cheng Chin-wen Loses Coach Fissette to Naomi Osaka: Asian Games Gold Medalist’s Reaction

Rising Chinese Tennis Star Cheng Chin-wen Loses Coach Fissette to Naomi Osaka: Asian Games Gold Medalist’s Reaction

Her star has been on the rise since the summer, she made the quarterfinals of the US Open and now she won the Asian Games. At the age of 20, tennis player Cheng Chin-wen is paying for the greatest Chinese talent since the era of the legend Li Na. Coach Wim Fissette, whom she hired … Read more

Tennis player Linda Fruhvirtová advances to second round in Ningpo, China

Tennis player Linda Fruhvirtová advances to second round in Ningpo, China

Tennis player Linda Fruhvirtová advanced to the second round at the tournament in Ningpo, China, after defeating Rebeka Masárová from Spain. Second seed Petra Kvitová was also successful, defeating German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam 7:6, 6:1. The 18-year-old Czech won her first win on the WTA circuit since June. Masárová gave up the match at 1:6, … Read more

Tennis Player Karolína Plíšková Eliminated in Second Round of WTA 1000 Tournament in Guadalajara

Tennis Player Karolína Plíšková Eliminated in Second Round of WTA 1000 Tournament in Guadalajara

Tennis player Karolína Plíšková did not manage a three-set battle with Hailey Baptiste at the WTA 1000 elite category tournament in Guadalajara and was eliminated in the second round in Mexico. The thirty-one-year-old former world number one did not use a match point in the match, and she lost to an opponent ten years younger, … Read more

Czech Tennis Player Brenda Fruhvirtová’s Loss in US Open Qualification Against Japanese Uchiyama

Czech Tennis Player Brenda Fruhvirtová’s Loss in US Open Qualification Against Japanese Uchiyama

Sixteen-year-old Czech tennis player Brenda Fruhvirtová did not advance to the main competition of this year’s US Open in New York. In the opening round of qualification, she lost to the Japanese Uchiyama 1:6 and 2:6. Fruhvirtová had two clay titles and a streak of ten victories in a row, but she couldn’t make the … Read more

Linda Nosková’s Impressive Rise in World Rankings After Prague Tournament Finals

Linda Nosková’s Impressive Rise in World Rankings After Prague Tournament Finals

After participating in the finals of the tournament in Prague, tennis player Linda Nosková improved in the world rankings by 19 places to the 52nd position. The 18-year-old player was already ranked 45th in June. In the fight for the premier title on the WTA Tour, Nosková lost to the Japanese Nao Hibinová in the … Read more

Sanctions against Russia: Athletes’ participation in tournaments and the controversy surrounding it

Sanctions against Russia: Athletes’ participation in tournaments and the controversy surrounding it

Sanctions against Russia do not only apply to politicians or businessmen linked to the regime, but also to athletes. Like other countries, the Czech government also banned their participation as individuals and teams in competitions and matches this June. The management of the WTA women’s tennis tournament, which will take place next week in Prague … Read more

Budapest Tournament: Anna Sisková’s Successful Debut on the WTA Circuit

Budapest Tournament: Anna Sisková’s Successful Debut on the WTA Circuit

At the tournament in Budapest, tennis player Anna Sisková successfully managed the premiere in the main competition on the WTA circuit. The 22-year-old player, who is ranked 377th in the world, easily defeated Yevgenia Rodinova of Russia 6:3, 6:0 in the first round and followed up with two wins from the qualification. Another Czech representative, … Read more

The fairytale campaign of the eighteen-year-old Czech continues. Nosková also defeated star Azarenkova

The fairytale campaign of the eighteen-year-old Czech continues.  Nosková also defeated star Azarenkova

The journey of Linda Nosková’s life is not over yet. The 18-year-old Czech also knocked out two-time Grand Slam champion Viktoria Azarenkova 6:4, 6:7, 7:6 at the tournament in Adelaide, Australia and is already in the semifinals. The current 102nd-ranked player entered the match with the two-time Australian Open winner and three-time New York Grand … Read more