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Serena Williams adds Berlin doubles to comeback tourSerena Williams has added this month's WTA Tour stop in Berlin to her comeback tour after a nearly four-year hiatus.,Organizers confirmed Friday that Williams will play doubles at the tournament in Germany that begins on June 15.,"Every tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Be...

French Open organizers meet with player reps following protestThe French Tennis Federation met with player representatives on Friday following a coordinated protest featuring several top players in the world, Agence France-Presse reported.,"As these discussions require more time, all parties have agreed to continue the dialogue and to meet again in the coming ...

WTA roundup: Emma Navarro jolts Victoria Mboko in Strasbourg finalEmma Navarro won her first title on clay Saturday by posting a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Victoria Mboko of Canada at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Navarro overcame four aces by Mboko and benefited from six double faults by her foe to secure her third career title and first ...

WTA roundup: Emma Navarro eases into Strasbourg final

Emma Navarro crushed fellow American Ann Li 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the Internationaux de Strasbourg final against top-seeded Victoria Mboko in France.,Navarro saved seven of eight break points and converted five of eight break chances, finishing the WTA 500 clay-court semifinal in 77 minut...

French Open pay protest to include interview refusals

The world's top tennis stars reportedly will voice their displeasure with the French Open prize pool by remaining silent.,Players selected to participate in Friday's opening press conferences at Roland Garros in Paris will walk out after 15 minutes to protest the 15% average allocation of revenues t...

WTA roundup: Ann Li delivers upset in Strasbourg

Ann Li rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 upset of No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia in second-round action Tuesday at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.,Li finished the victory in just under two hours after tallying 10 aces, converting five of 14 break chances and taking advantage of eig...

Sorana Cirstea (age 36) becomes oldest woman to debut in Top 20

Romania's Sorana Cirstea became the oldest player to make her Top 20 rankings debut in WTA history when she was No. 18 in the update released Monday.,Cirstea, 36, previously reached No. 21 in both 2013 and 2014 but was unable to crack the Top 20. More recently, she reached No. 22 in 2024, No. 25 in ...

Amanda Anisimova WDs from Rome with wrist injury

World No. 6 Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday with a left wrist injury.,The 24-year-old American was replaced in Rome by lucky loser Elena Gabriela Ruse of Romania for a second-round match against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko.,Anisimova has yet to play in a clay...