WASHINGTON, January 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine the thrill of playing in your first WTA main draw. Pretty cool! Now, imagine you’re thrusted into playing a Top 100 player for the first time. Awesome! Now, imagine the joy of […]
Tennis Australia Press Release, January 9, 2021 Grand Slam champions Serena Williams (USA) and Rafael Nadal (ESP) will star at A Day at the Drive, the official curtain raiser to the Australian summer of tennis in 2021. The one-off event will be held at Memorial […]
WASHINGTON, January 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 10 Aryna Sabalenka is in the zone. With her latest triumph Friday, in the second round of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open in the United Arab Emirates capital city – a […]
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It’s the first match of the year and if you’re World No. 5 Elina Svitolina, you want to make a good impression – something to build upon – as the 2021 season gets […]
Tennis Australia Press Release, January 7, 2021 Australian superstars, world No.1 Ash Barty (Qld) and Nick Kyrgios (ACT) headline a blockbuster Melbourne Summer Series at Melbourne Park from 31 January to 6 February 2021. The Australian summer of tennis will kick off with two WTA 500 and two ATP 250 tournaments […]
ITF Press Release, January 7, 2021 Dayana Yastremska has been provisionally suspended under Article 8.3.1(c) of the 2020 Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (the “Programme”), pending determination of the charge against her at a full hearing pursuant to Article 8 of the […]
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com marks the return of the ATP Tour to North America. Main draw play in the ATP Tour 250 outdoor hard-court event at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis […]
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ons Jabeur saved two set points in the opening set and fired 31 winners en route to a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in one hour and 29 minutes to capture […]
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Karolina Pliskova has won a singles title in the first week of the season in three of the last four years, going 16-1. She lifted trophies in Brisbane in 2017, 2019 and, again, last […]
WASHINGTON, January 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The start of the 2021 WTA season has arrived – and it’s a little bit different than usual. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, instead of first-week tournaments taking place as usual in Brisbane, Auckland […]
