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World No. 9 Victoria Mboko (knee) to miss Wimbledon
World No. 9 Victoria Mboko withdrew from Wimbledon on Friday, two days after she sustained an MCL injury in her left knee during a match at the HSBC Championships in London.,The 19-year-old Canadian announced her decision over Instagram.,"Hi everyone. I wanted to provide a quick update given everyth...
WTA roundup: No. 3 seed Elise Mertens upset in Netherlands
Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania saved 8 of 9 break points and knocked off No. 3 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,The only seeded player to advance Thursday was Czech No. 8 Barbora Krejcikova, a 6-1, 6-...
With partner Victoria Mboko hurt, Serena Williams out of doubles
Injured Victoria Mboko withdrew Thursday from the doubles competition at the HSBC Championships in London, ending -- for now -- the comeback of playing partner Serena Williams.,Mboko suffered a left knee injury Wednesday in her singles match against Karolina Pliskova at the Queen's Club in London. M...
Americans Amanda Anisimova, Iva Jovic cruise into London quarters
No. 2 seed Amanda Anisimova and No. 6 seed Iva Jovic swept their Round of 16 matches on Wednesday in London, setting up a showdown in the quarterfinals of the HSBC Championships.,Anisimova, who received a bye into the Round of 16, made quick work of Germany's Laura Siegemund in a 6-1, 6-3 victory th...
Victoria Mboko, Serena Williams' doubles partner, injured
Serena Williams' London comeback may have ended prematurely Wednesday when doubles partner Victoria Mboko sustained a knee injury while playing singles at the HSBC Championships.,Mboko grabbed at her left knee after slipping on the grass at the Queen's Club and was forced to retire. The 19-year-old ...
Brit Katie Boulter rallies past Leylah Fernandez in London
Great Britain's Katie Boulter rallied after her Monday match carried over to Tuesday and knocked off No. 8 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada at the HSBC Championships in London.,Fernandez was up one set and they were level at 3-3 in the second set when the match was suspended due to darkness on Monday...
Serena Williams, 44, wins doubles comeback in London
Serena Williams successfully launched her comeback Tuesday with a doubles upset during the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London.,Ending a nearly four-year retirement, the 44-year-old Williams partnered with 19-year-old Victoria Mboko of Canada for a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win agai...
Top 2 seeds ousted in chaotic opening day at Libema Open
The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds each fell in straight sets on a chaotic first day of women's competition in the Libema Open at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on Monday.,No. 1 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia -- a two-time winner at the event in 2022 and ‘23 -- fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Hungary's Panna...
Serena Williams wants to play singles, but 'not my journey right now'
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis this week in a comfortable environment.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete alongside 19-year old Canadian Victoria Mboko in the doubles draw to kick off the WTA's grass campaign at the HSBC Championship at Queen's Club in west Lon...
Mirra Andreeva claims first Grand Slam title at French Open
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the French Open on Saturday, ending the remarkable Cinderella run of Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.,Andreeva, at 19 years and 38 days old, is the youngest woman to win the French Open title since Monica...
Serena Williams adds Berlin doubles to comeback tour
Serena 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...
Mirra Andreeva, Maja Chwalinska advance to French Open final
Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva will have a surprise opponent in Saturday's French Open final, when she takes on tournament qualifier Maja Chwalinska.,Andreeva advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals at Paris. Chwalinska continued ...
Mirra Andreeva coasts into French Open final
Eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals of the French Open in Paris.,The Russian teenager recorded two aces and took advantage of four double faults by Kostyuk en route to ending the match in 76 minu...
Victoria Mboko to be Serena Williams' doubles partner
Canada's Victoria Mboko confirmed she will be Serena Williams' doubles partner next week in London.,Williams, 44, announced her comeback on Monday after nearly four years away from the WTA Tour.,Williams and Mboko will compete at the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in West Kensington on the g...
Diana Shnaider jolts Aryna Sabalenka at French Open
Diana Shnaider rallied from a set and two breaks down to stun World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday in Paris.,Shnaider, the 25th seed from Russia, pulled out a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 win over four-time major winner Sabalenka in 2 hours and 12 minutes. The victory sn...
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Russian Mirra Andreeva to meet in French semis
Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina played for something much greater than a coveted berth in the semifinals at the French Open on Tuesday.,They took the court at Roland Garros in Paris for their country.,The two Ukrainian women, whose families and friends have been impacted by the Russian invasion of...
Aryna Sabalenka ousts Naomi Osaka to reach French Open quarters again
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to her fourth straight French Open quarterfinal with a 7-5, 6-3 defeat of No. 16 Naomi Osaka of Japan in the first women's night-session match in three years on Friday in Paris.,It was a thorough win for Sabalenka, the 2025 runner-up who is still seeking her first...
Madison Keys, last U.S. woman remaining, bows out of French Open
Madison Keys, the last American woman competing in the singles draw of the 2026 French Open, fell to Russia's Diana Shnaider 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 during fourth-round play on Monday in Paris.,The 19th-seeded Keys entered the match 3-0 in her career against No. 25 Shnaider, but was done in by poor serving (f...
Comeback time: Serena Williams playing doubles in London
The queen will begin her comeback at The Queen's Club in London when Serena Williams competes in doubles next week at the HSBC Championships.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion and longtime world No. 1 retired in September 2022 after winning 73 WTA Tour singles titles and nearly $95 million in prize mo...
Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champ Iga Swiatek in Paris
Marta Kostyuk advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time and spoiled four-time champion Iga Swiatek's birthday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory on Sunday in Paris.,The 15th-seeded Ukrainian recorded five aces and took advantage of five double faults by the third-seeded Polish player ...