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Sara Bejlek stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka in 4th round at Cincinnati
Aryna Sabalenka is heading into her U.S. Open title defense riding a slump that continued Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.,The top seed was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the fourth round, falling 7-6 (7), 6-4 to the Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek.,Sabalenka, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has failed to re...
Iga Swiatek runs win streak to 9, reaches Cincinnati quarterfinals
Defending champion Iga Swiatek won her ninth straight match without much resistance, beating France's Diane Parry 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinal round of the Cincinnati Open.,The No. 7 seed actually lost the first game of the match on her serve but then won the next four to take com...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advances to third round in Cincinnati with ease
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed just 54 minutes to rout China's Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday, coasting into the third round of the Cincinnati Open.,It was a dominant showing on all fronts for the Belarusian, who won 93.3% of her second-serve points and 80% of her second-return points. She lost j...
Venus Williams receives wild card for US Open -- Serena next?
Venus Williams received one of seven wild cards on Tuesday for the upcoming singles tournament at the U.S. Open.,The U.S. Tennis Association said there was one wild card remaining ... with many wondering if her sister, Serena, would get an invitation to the New York-based tournament that begins on A...
Williams sisters, teaming for first time since '22, lose in Cincy opener
Nearly four years after the last time they teamed up to play doubles, Serena Williams and Venus Williams lost a first-round match to Peyton Stearns and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (8) on Monday at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,"I thought it was fun," Serena Williams said. "I thought ...
Resurgent Iga Swiatek advances to 4th round in Cincinnati
Iga Swiatek's struggles early in the 2026 season seem like a distant memory the way she is competing this summer.,The seventh seed and defending Cincinnati Open champion shook off a stellar first set by Greece's Maria Sakkari and rallied to edge the No. 29 seed, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in Mason, Ohi...
Report: Vote coming to ease WTA tourney requirements
A vote expected in the coming weeks could ease the scheduling demand for the WTA Tour's top players.,WTA Tour Architecture Council member Bob Moran told Front Office Sports on Monday that the number of required WTA 500-level tournaments will be reduced as early as next year.,Moran said he expects th...
Cincinnati Open: Iga Swiatek dominates Emiliana Arango
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland had the briefest of slow starts, but she quickly put it into overdrive and overwhelmed Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-0 to open her Cincinnati Open title defense Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,The world's No. 5 player had to adjust to different playing conditions on a...
Maja Chwalinska wins first WTA match since Roland Garros in Cincinnati
Poland's Maja Chwalinska, the stunning runner-up at Roland Garros, recorded her first victory since that magical May run with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Spain's Cristina Busca on Saturday in the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The 19th-seeded Chwalinska, who went from qua...
Emiliano Arango defeats Venus Williams in Cincinnati opener
Colombia's Emiliana Arango outpaced Venus Williams on her way to a 6-2, 6-2 victory in first-round action at the Cincinnati Open on Friday in Mason, Ohio.,It marked just the second WTA 1000-level match win this year for Arango, and it came against a seven-time Grand Slam champion and one of the most...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek tops Elena Rybakina for first title of '26
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while defeating Rybakina for the seve...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina in Toronto for first title of '26
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while slaying Rybakina for the sevent...
Iga Swiatek wins first title of season, beats Elena Rybakina in Toronto
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday in the National Bank Open at Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while slaying Rybakina for the sevent...
Iga Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina for Toronto title
Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player will oppose second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the title on Thursday. Rybakina rallied past fourth-se...
Iga Swiatek edges Elina Svitolina, advances to first final of 2026
Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player last advanced to a title match at Cincinnati in 2025. She has won each of her past six finals and has an 11-2 car...
Jessica Pegula says WTA genetic testing has begun
The Women's Tennis Association made waves when it announced it would begin genetic sex testing of its athletes. The rollout thus far has been less dramatic, falling under the press' radar.,On Wednesday, Jessica Pegula confirmed to Front Office Sports that testing has begun at the Cincinnati Open, wh...
Coco Gauff reaches Toronto semifinals as Belinda Bencic withdraws
Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff moved into the semifinals of the National Bank Open when 12th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland withdrew from the Toronto tournament on Tuesday due to a hip injury.,"I am really sorry to not be able to compete tonight," Bencic said in a statement. "This is amazing tournam...
Iga Swiatek powers into Toronto semifinals in 64 minutes
Iga Swiatek is through to her second individual semifinal of the year, and she is making quick work of the opposition.,The seventh-seeded Polish player rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia on Monday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,The blow...
Top seeds Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff advance to Toronto QFs
At 22 years of age, Coco Gauff is building an incredible resume.,The fourth-seeded Floridian routed Russian teenager Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,In the first match of the day, second-seeded Elena Rybankina of Kazakhstan outl...
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...