Madrid, April 22 (IANS) Former World No.1 Venus Williams’s struggles continued on her return to the circuit as the veteran American star, who has won seven Grand Slam titles in her career, lost her 10th singles match in a row at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.The 45-year-old Williams lost her 6-2, 6-4 to Kaitlin Quevedo in the first round at the Madrid Open and became the first former number one to lose 10 matches in a row since the rankings were first published in 1975.According to the WTA Tour rec…
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Miami, March 27 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka scored a dominant straight-sets 6-4, 6-3 victory in Miami semifinal against Elena Rybakina and moved one win away from the coveted Sunshine Double.The win, her 10th in their tour-leading 17 WTA Tour, sends her to a second straight final in Miami. Coincidentally, Sabalenka is the first player to reach consecutive Miami Open finals since Rybakina in 2023 and 2024, and the first to do so as World No. 1 since Serena Williams from 2013 to 2015.At 4-5 in the open…
Miami, March 26 (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka registered a resounding 6-4, 6-4 victory over Hailey Baptiste and advanced to her second straight Miami Open semifinal.Baptiste did well to go toe-to-toe with sabalenka but the World No. 1 maintained her trademark aggression while slowly letting the match tilt in her favor. She won the points she needed, saving three break points in the opening set to repeatedly put Baptiste in unenviable positions. Despite playing at a high level throughout the opener, the…
Miami, March 24 (IANS) Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina delivered commanding performances to book their places in the Miami Open quarterfinals, each cruising through their matches in straight sets at Hard Rock Stadium.Fifth seed Pegula was first on court and produced a highly efficient display against Jaqueline Cristian. The American dominated on serve, not facing a single break point, while capitalising on four of her 13 break chances to secure a 6-4, 6-1 victory in just over an hour.The win n…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) Tumakuru is poised to strengthen Karnataka’s tennis scene by hosting its inaugural ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour W35 event from May 4-10 at the Tumkur District Tennis Stadium, located within Tumkur University Campus. This W35 will mark Tumakuru’s second international tournament and its first ITF Women’s event in over twenty years.The USD 30,000 event is a key part of the global ITF Women’s circuit, providing players with vital ranking points and a stepping st…
Indian Wells, March 13 (IANS) Elina Svitolina earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win in 2 hours and 9 minutes to send World No 2 Iga Swiatek packing and reach her second Indian Wells semifinal and first since 2019.After splitting sets with Swiatek, the third set was a tightly contested shootout that went with serve until the No. 9-seeded Ukrainian broke for 5-4. She swiftly served out the match to earn her second win against the Pole in six meetings.The victory was Svitolina’s 11th career win against play…
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Kalaburagi will host its largest international women’s tennis tournament, the ITF W35 Kalaburagi, from March 1 to 8, 2026, at the Chandrashekar Patil Stadium. This USD 30,000 event, part of the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour overseen by the International Tennis Federation, will be the city’s inaugural ITF W35-level women’s professional tournament.The tournament will include a 32-player singles main draw, starting after a 32-player qualifying round beginning on 1 M…
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Jessica Pegula finally broke her Melbourne ceiling on Wednesday, defeating fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6(1) at Rod Laver Arena to secure a first-ever Australian Open semifinal berth.The World No. 6 delivered an authoritative performance in the all-American quarterfinal, prevailing in an hour and 35 minutes to continue her strong run against compatriots at the Grand Slam level. The victory sends Pegula into the last four of a major for the third time in her ca…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Madison Keys survived an early scare against the unorthodox Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova at Rod Laver Arena to launch her Australian Open title defence on Tuesday.Despite trailing 4-0 in the first set and also in the first-set tiebreak, the World No. 9 Keys saved two set points and progressed with a 7-6(6), 6-1 first-round win.It was Oliynykova’s Grand Slam debut and also her first tour-level match. She had not played since an ITF event in Ecuador in early December …
Adelaide, Jan 17 (IANS) Mirra Andreeva continued her impressive start to the season by capturing the Adelaide International title, defeating fellow teenager Victoria Mboko 6–3, 6–1 to build momentum ahead of the Australian Open.The 18-year-old Russian found herself trailing 3–0 early in the opening set against Mboko, who had enjoyed a standout run to the final, including a quarterfinal win over defending champion Madison Keys and a semifinal victory against Kimberly Birrell.From that slow …