CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON, August 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) From her opening-round match at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open last week through to Monday evening’s championship match at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland played like […]
CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON, August 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into Sunday afternoon’s Cincinnati Open women’s singles semifinals at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, major champions Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina had met 11 previous times, with the six-time Grand Slam champion […]
WTA Media Release, August 17, 2025 The WTA announced today that Iga Swiatek has become the second player to qualify for the 2025 WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF following her run to the final of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Moments after Iga Swiatek sat down for her champion’s news conference after winning her first Wimbledon Championships title and sixth major crown overall Saturday evening, she was asked by the moderator how it […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A tremendous roar of applause welcomed both five-time major champion Iga Swiatek and first-time Grand Slam finalist Amanda Anisimova as they walked out on Centre Court at the All England Club at 4 […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 10, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the roar of the Centre Court crowd welcomed each of the four players competing in the Wimbledon Championships women’s singles semifinals Thursday afternoon, one couldn’t help think that in just a little […]
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 […]
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