Eighth seed Krejcikova’s victory was bad news for Swiatek, who has been eliminated at the group stage of the WTA Finals for the first time since 2021. Swiatek has been the dominant player on the Tour for the majority of the past two years and started this season strongly by winning the Doha, Indian Wells, […]
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Gauff’s US Open title defence ended in the fourth round in September but, after parting with coach Brad Gilbert, she immediately bounced back by claiming the China Open title. The serve that let her down so badly in New York appeared sharper against Pegula, with the 20-year-old hitting two aces to just two double faults. […]
The official photograph of the 2024 WTA Finals is finally out, featuring the likes of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Jessica Pegula. While the event did not have much fanfare like previous years, all final eight WTA singles participants came together to pose in front of the winner’s trophy before the event kicks […]
US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has risen to number one in the latest WTA rankings, ending Iga Swiatek’s 11-month stay at the summit. Belarusian Sabalenka, who also retained her Australian Open title in January, tops the rankings for the second time after an eight-week stay between September and November 2023. Neither player was in action […]
Jonathan Jurejko – BBC Sport tennis news reporter When Swiatek ended her partnership with Wiktorowski, she made clear she was planning to move away from an all-Polish team and recruit a leading coach “from abroad”. Fissette, a Belgian who has worked with a wide pool of top WTA players, fitted the bill. In truth, there […]