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Venus Williams part of star-filled U.S. Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the U.S. Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event.,The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild c...
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard wins opener in last event
Eugenie Bouchard, opening the final tournament of her career, earned a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over Emiliana Arango on Monday in her hometown event, the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Bouchard, 31, plans to retire after the current event. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world in 2014, when she rea...
Laura Siegemund outlasts Tatjana Maria at National Bank Open
In a lengthy first-round battle between two players from Germany, Laura Siegemund came out on top over Tatjana Maria on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Similar to their three-set thriller in 2023 at Warsaw, Siegemund came away with the victory. This time, she prevailed 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-...
WTA Roundup: Laura Siegemund outlasts Tatjana Maria at National Bank Open
In a lengthy first-round battle between two players from Germany, Laura Siegemund came out on top over Tatjana Maria on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Similar to their three-set thriller in 2023 at Warsaw, Siegemund came away with the victory. This time, she prevailed 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez wins biggest title of career in D.C.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez swept to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Russia's Anna Kalinskaya to win the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Sunday in Washington.,Fernandez, 22, earned her fourth career WTA title, but her previous victories in 2021, 2022 and 2023 were all at WTA 250-tier events. The D.C. Open marks he...
WTA roundup: Marie Bouzkova reigns in Prague
No. 5 seed Marie Bouzkova rallied to win the Livesport Prague Open on Saturday with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat of top-seeded Czech compatriot Linda Noskova.,It was the first tournament win for Bouzkova, 27, since collecting her maiden WTA Tour title at this event in 2022. She is the first two-time winne...
WTA roundup: All-Czech final on tap in Prague
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova and No. 5 Marie Bouzkova will meet in Saturday's all-Czech final at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova rolled over No. 4 Xinyu Wang of China 6-4, 6-1 in 70 minutes and Bouzkova ousted countrywoman Tereza Valentova 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 54 minutes in Friday's semifinals.,B...
WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in second round at D.C.
Venus Williams, days after becoming the oldest player to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, lost in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday in Washington.,The 45-year-old star fell 6-2, 6-2 to fifth-seeded Magdalena Frech of Poland.,Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles ...
WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari tops Emma Navarro in Washington
Greece's Maria Sakkari upset second-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in Washington.,Sakkari, a finalist in the event two years ago, finished with a 7-1 edge in aces and saved all three break points she faced.,Third-seeded Elena Rybakina o...
WTA roundup: 45-year old Venus Williams triumphs at DC Open
Venus Williams became the oldest woman to win a WTA tour-level singles match in 21 years on Tuesday, when she defeated 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday evening. ,Williams, 45, had not competed since the March 2024 Miami Open. She teamed ...
WTA roundup: Top seed Linda Noskova passes Prague test
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy's ...
WTA roundup: Polish seeds win Washington openers
Poland's Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette, the only two seeded players in action on Monday, earned straight-set wins in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington.,Frech, the fifth seed, got past Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Linette downed D...
Venus Williams wins doubles match in return to tourney play
Venus Williams marked her return to the WTA Tour by teaming up with Washington native Hailey Baptiste and defeating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1, in a first-round doubles match at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Monday.,Williams, 45, had not competed since March 2024 at th...
WTA roundup: Alycia Parks cruises in Prague opener
No. 8 seed Alycia Parks cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Japan's Mai Hontama in the first round of the Livesport Prague Open on Monday in the Czech Republic.,Parks was inconsistent with her serve in the 77-minute match, offsetting 10 aces with eight double faults, but she saved five of six brea...
WTA roundup: Lois Boisson tops Anna Bondar in Hamburg for first career title
Fifth-seeded Lois Boisson of France recovered from a large first-set deficit to notch a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Hungary's Anna Bondar on Sunday to win the championship match of the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open in Germany.,It marks the first career WTA singles victory for Boisson, who stunningly reached the...
WTA roundup: Lois Boisson makes first final in Hamburg
No. 5 seed Lois Boisson of France and No. 7 Anna Bondar of Hungary will both play in their first WTA Tour final on Sunday in the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open in Germany.,Boisson eliminated No. 2 seed Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-1, 7-6 (5) in Saturday's semifinals. She converted three of five break cha...
Qinwen Zheng taking 'short break' after elbow surgery
China's Qinwen Zheng announced Saturday she is taking a "short break" from the WTA Tour after elbow surgery.,The 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist is ranked No. 6 in the world with a 19-11 record this season.,Zheng, 22, lost to Katerina Siniakova in the first round at Wimbledon earlier this month as...
WTA roundup: Anna Bondar serves way into Hamburg semis
Anna Bondar racked up 12 aces while outlasting top-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-7 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Friday to reach the semifinals of the MSC Hamburg Ladies Open.,The 28-year-old Hungarian committed just one double fault while Alexandrova had six against just one ace. It is the second c...
WTA roundup: Maria Lourdes Carle notches impressive rally in Romania
Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina overcame a big deficit in the opening set and went on to record a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over top-seeded Elina Avanesyan of Armenia in the second round of the Unicredit Iasi Open in Romania.,Carle trailed 5-1 in the opening set before winning four straight games to tie...
Ons Jabeur announces break from tennis
Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur said Thursday that she is taking time away from tennis.,Jabeur, 30, made the announcement on social media, saying tennis isn't making her happy.,The Tunisian, who ranked No. 2 in the world on June 27, 2022, currently is No. 71. On the season, she is 15-15 an...