PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With a semifinal that featured the World No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, against the three-time defending Roland-Garros champion, Iga Swiatek, the BIG match of this Parisian fortnight finally took court on a windy and […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the second week of Roland-Garros unfolded Sunday, No. 13 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine saved three match points in the second set against last year’s finalist, No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) One of the biggest storylines to emerge from Thursday’s Roland-Garros draw ceremony at L’Orangerie, near Court Simonne-Mathieu, concerned defending champion Iga Swiatek‘s luck – or lack of good fortune – of the draw. […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The 48th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the WTA Tour’s annual kickoff to the European spring clay season, began in Stuttgart Monday. While action on the red clay inside Porsche Arena […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The 48th annual Porsche Tennis Grand Prix begins Monday in Stuttgart, Germany – and it brings together the world’s top women’s players from the WTA Tour. Six of the Top 10 – and […]
DUBAI, February 18, 2025 (Press Release) The biggest names in women’s tennis came together on Monday for a night of glamour and celebration at the WTA Player’s Party on the sidelines of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which this […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 16, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Iga Swiatek hasn’t won an Australian Open title among her five major crowns – four Roland-Garros and one US Open – but not for a lack of trying. In fact, […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Both the United States and Poland took care of their respective semifinal opponents – Czechia for Team USA and upstart Kazakhstan for the Polish – in similar fashion. Each nation clinched their last-four […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Two of the top three-ranked WTA players have played key roles in leading their respective teams into the United Cup semifinals taking place in Sydney on Saturday. Both Coco Gauff of the United […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) For nearly three hours inside Ken Rosewall Arena, Great Britain’s Katie Boulter went toe-to-toe with former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland in their quarterfinal-round women’s singles match at the United Cup […]
