WUHAN, September 16, 2026 (Media Release) This year’s DONGFENG • VOYAH WUHAN OPEN starts on October 10 and promises to be one the biggest and best in the tournament’s history. Tournament organisers have invested more than US$5,000,000 into the Optics Valley International […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 15, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina has never been one to show much emotion on the tennis court, win or lose. So, it should come as a big surprise to everyone that after she defeated two-time […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 13, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Arguably the best rivalry in women’s tennis at the moment, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina met for the 18th time – 15th time on a hard court – in the third US […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 11, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) As the women’s semifinals arrived at the US Open Thursday evening on Arthur Ashe Stadium, it marked just the second time in the Open Era (since 1968) that all four of the […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 10, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) There have been just 30 different players who have achieved a WTA World No. 1 ranking since they were implemented on November 3, 1975. They’ve included many of the greats of women’s […]
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, September 9, 2026 (WTA Media Release) The WTA announced today that Elena Rybakina will become the new PIF WTA World No.1 in singles for the first time in her career when the updated rankings are released after […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) One of the remarkable things about winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for any player is earning a grand prize of an exclusive, brand-new Porsche sports car in addition to the 161,310 euros […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina kept her eye on the grand prize all week during her fourth trip to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, the heart of Germany’s automotive industry and headquarters of Porsche. […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 12 Karolina Muchova of Czechia and World No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan set up a Sunday championship showdown at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on indoor red clay […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 16, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Finally, World No. 2 Elena Rybakina has returned to defend her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title. Although Jelena Ostapenko is the defending champion of the event, having won last year’s title (and was […]
