WTA Tour News

Uncertainty For Nadal After Pair Of MWTC Losses

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Although Rafael Nadal‘s comeback after a four-month injury layoff at last weekend’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) in Abu Dhabi ended in a pair of defeats to Andy Murray and Denis Shapovalov, the […]

Barty And De Minaur To Light Up Sydney Tennis Classic

SYDNEY, December 18, 2021 (TA Press Release) Sydney will host a cast of global tennis superstars when the new, one-off Sydney Tennis Classic, a WTA 500 and ATP 250 tournament is held at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from 9 to […]

Jabeur First Arab To Play In Mubadala World Tennis Championship

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu forced to withdraw from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition after testing positive for Covid-19 upon arriving in Abu Dhabi earlier this week, it left tournament […]

Herbert First Unvaccinated Player To Withdraw From Australian Open

WASHINGTON, December 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Pierre-Hugues Herbert is the first unvaccinated player to announce his withdrawal from next month’s Australian Open. The 30-year-old Herbert, who with Nicolas Mahut recently won the ATP Finals doubles championship in Turin, Italy and […]

Monfils, Barty Lead Adelaide International Fields

ADELAIDE, December 10, 2021 (Press Release) The playing fields for the first Adelaide International from 2 to 9 January 2022 have been revealed. Inaugural Adelaide International champion and world No.1 Ash Barty has entered and will join nine out of the world’s top ten women in South Australia, […]

WTA Releases First Half Of 2022 Schedule

WASHINGTON, December 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA released its schedule for the first six months of the 2022 season Monday. A quick glance of the 31 hard court, clay and grass tournaments, which begins with the Australian Summer […]

Amid Peng Shuai Fallout, WTA Suspends All Of Its Tournaments In China

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Women’s Tennis Association has immediately suspended all of its tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, in response to ongoing concerns about the safety and well-being of Chinese professional tennis player Peng Shuai. […]