STARNBERG, April 11, 2025 Kazakhstan and Poland can confirm their places in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals on Friday after superb victories for both teams on Thursday. Kazakhstan overcame Australia in Brisbane and face Colombia on […]
PERTH/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the third edition of the United Cup reaches the last four this weekend in Sydney, one of the surprises of this ATP/WTA mixed-team event has been Team Kazakhstan. The ninth-seeded team, which […]
PERTH/WASHINGTON, December 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) A new tennis season began Friday before the old year ended. Talk about a packed calendar! That’s tennis being tennis. ”Still ’24, but it’s next season, yeah,” quipped China’s Zhang Zhizhen, after seeing […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina came into her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final against Marta Kostyuk Sunday afternoon with her eye on the grand prize: a Porsche Taycan 4S Sport Turismo electric car. Although Rybakina has […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As semifinal Saturday arrived at the 47th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, three Grand Slam champions and an unseeded player remained in the chase for the grand prize of […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 4 and fourth seed Elena Rybakina booked her place in her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon despite scoring six fewer points than her opponent, No. 19 Veronika […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) With the draw of the 136th edition of Wimbledon complete, giving both players and fans a roadmap to follow during the upcoming British fortnight, the Championships begin fresh on Monday with plenty of […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina presented herself as a stoic figure throughout the Wimbledon Championships fortnight. When she defeated Tunisia’s “Minister of Happiness,” Ons Jabeur, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, on Centre Court Saturday afternoon to win the […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There is a first time for everything and Saturday’s women’s final at the Wimbledon Championships, played under sunny skies at the All England Club, provided the biggest day in the lives of first-time […]
PARIS, June 6, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) Elena Rybakina scored a massive victory at the French Open Sunday. The 21-year-old from Kazakhstan stunned three-time Roland Garros champion Serena Williams, ousting the American 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round to reach her […]
