WTA Tour

Sakkari Returns To DC Open, Feels Right At Home

WASHINGTON, JULY 25, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) At the outset of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, Maria Sakkari‘s goal was to be able to perform well enough in the ATP/WTA 500 combined event so she could celebrate her birthday on […]

Fritz Arrives At DC Open In A Positive Frame Of Mind

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As second round play continued at the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in the nation’s capital, a city defined by its athletic rivalries and political resolutions, American No. 1 and top seed […]

Ben Shelton Feels Right At Home Playing In DC Open

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the Mubadala Citi DC Open unfolds in the nation’s capital city, less than five weeks before the start of the US Open, World No. 8 Ben Shelton of the United States feels […]

Venus Williams Returns To Tennis At DC Open, ‘Why Not?’

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When Venus Williams, the 45-year-old seven-time major singles champion and future Hall of Famer, sat down for her Mubadala Citi DC Open pre-tournament news conference Sunday morning, the question on the minds of […]

Marcinko Crowned Champion At ATV Bancomat Tennis Open

ROME/STARNBERG, July 21, 2025 Petra Marcinko is the new queen of the ATV Bancomat Tennis Open. In front of a packed crowd at Rome’s Circolo Antico Tiro a Volo, the 19-year-old Croatian defeated defending champion Oksana Selekhmeteva in a hard-fought […]

Tereza Valentova Triumphs At Eupago Porto Open

PORTO/STARNBERG, July 21, 2025 Czech rising star Tereza Valentova made a triumphant return to Porto on Sunday, capturing the WTA 125 Eupago Porto Open title just six months after winning the ITF World Tennis Tour W75 event at the same […]

Lois Boisson Claims Breakthrough Title In Hamburg

HAMBURG/STARNBERG, July 20, 2025 Lois Boisson is not known for wearing her emotions on her sleeve. The 20-year-old Frenchwoman is usually the embodiment of composure. But on Sunday afternoon at the historic Rothenbaum Tennis Complex in Hamburg, that calm exterior […]

Sabalenka Withdraws From National Bank Open Montreal

MONTREAL, July 17, 2025 Tennis Canada announced that Aryna Sabalenka is withdrawing from the National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) in Montreal due to fatigue. The 27-year-old has played a lot of tennis in recent weeks, having reached consecutive […]