“I’m sad that I have to withdraw from Charleston. I was injured during one of the matches in Miami and I need time to rest and recover,” Sabalenková wrote. “I apologize to the management of the tournament and the fans. I look forward to being back and playing in front of you again,” she added. … Read more
Russian tennis player Varvara Grachevova Zdroj: SITA/AP/Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman MIAMI – Russian tennis player Varvara Gračeva applied for French citizenship. The 22-year-old native of Moscow, who has been preparing for Cannes for a long time, would like to represent the new country during the Roland Garros Grand Slam in May. It was reported by … Read more
Magda Linette defeated the Russian tennis player Evgenia Rodina 6:3, 6:4 and advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament on hard courts in Miami (prize pool of USD 8.8 million). The next rival of the Polish woman will be the winner of the duel of Italian Camila Giorgi with Belarusian Wiktoria Azarenka. … Read more
The qualifications of WTA 1000 of Miami started this Sunday with… no French on the starting line. Clara Burel et Leolia Jeanjean unsubscribed at the last moment. The No. 1 seed is Varvara Gracheva, 66th worldwide. The beautiful course of the Russian in Austin, – where she was a finalist – was not taken into … Read more
Euphoric since her victory at the Australian Open, the world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka managed a new show of force to dismiss the Greek Maria Sakkari (7th) 6-2, 6-3 and reach the final of the WTA 1000 d ‘Indian Wells, Friday California. The 24-year-old Belarusian, who is reaching this stage of the event for the first … Read more
The 24-year-old Bouzková played her first final on the WTA Tour in Monterrey in 2020 and advanced to the quarterfinals last year, but this year she finished right in the opening duel. Unexpectedly, the 30th player in the world was not enough for Schmiedlová, ranked 70 places worse, whom she defeated in the previous two … Read more
The Qatar Exxon Mobile Open dreamed of hosting Rafael Nadal. The Mallorcan had given his agreement at the start of the season before experiencing physical glitches. The organizers can still count on the presence of big heads with Andrey Rublev, Happy Auger-Also or Alexander Zverev. Three French players appeared in this table, they are now … Read more
An unmissable event on the French calendar, the $60,000 in Grenoble is a success for Les Bleues. Even before the start of the quarter-finals, the Isère event is sure to have a Habs in the final. It will be either Océane Dodin or Jessika ponchet. Number 112 in the WTA, Oceane Dodin (n°2) can dream … Read more
As reported by Simon Briggs in The Telegraph, Roger Federer is in talks with the BBC to join the coverage of Wimbledon as a commentator. As commented in the news, these conversations would be in an advanced phase with the eight-time champion at the All England Club. The response of the fans has been heard … Read more
It’s already over. Alizé Cornet, 58th player in the world, was eliminated on Monday as soon as she entered the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon, of which she was the No. 3 seed, by Colombian Camila Osorio (6-4, 4-6, 6- 1). “It was a complicated match. I got a little lost in the first set. … Read more