WTA
Kenin insists leg injury improving ahead of title defence
Sofia Kenin says she'll be fit to defend her Australian Open title
Tennis Majors
February 6, 2021
Osaka, Azarenka withdraw from respective tournaments due to injuries
Dealing with injuries, Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka withdrew from their events on Saturday as precaution ahead of next week's Australian Open
Tennis Majors
February 6, 2021
Australian Open women’s draw: Bottom half loaded with Grand Slam champions
Ash Barty may headline the Australian Open women's singles draw as the top seed, but the real intrigue lies in the bottom half, where a host of current and former Grand Slam champions will battle it out.
Ricky Dimon
February 5, 2021
Osaka advances but Halep humbled, Kenin in tears as Aus Open prep continues
Big names fell at the WTA events in Melbourne on Friday, but Naomi Osaka made sure she was not among them.
Tennis Majors
February 5, 2021
Naomi Osaka: “I want to win French Open and Wimbledon”
The 2019 Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka says she wants to win the French Open and Wimbledon to complete the career Grand Slam
Angus Wright
February 5, 2021
4 years ago
Serena, Barty, Halep, Kenin to play in stacked Friday schedule
Serena Williams, Ash Barty, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka and Sofia Kenin are among...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
This week’s WTA events to shorten format; no change to ATP tournaments
With a day's play lost after a positive Covid-19 test in a Melbourne...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
Positive Covid-19 case at Grand Hyatt hotel could put players back in isolation
A positive Covid-19 test for a hotel staff worker at the Grand Hyatt...
Ricky Dimon
4 years ago
Barty back in style; Gauff, Sabalenka beaten
More big names were in action on day two of the WTA 500...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
Serena Williams and Halep advance in Australian Open warm-up events
Former world number ones Serena Williams and Simona Halep stepped up their Australian...
Tennis Majors
4 years ago
Gauff through, Serena and Halep triumph as big stars start in Melbourne on Monday
In a day marked by the comebacks of Serena Williams at the Yarra...
Tennis Majors
4 years ago
WTA 500: Venus leads way into second round as tennis returns to Australia
Venus Williams and three other Americans were among those to progress to the...
Angus Wright
4 years ago
Interview – Meet Francesca Jones: “I want to have an impact on the world”
Born with a congenital condition which left her missing one finger on each...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
Osaka would quarantine again to play Olympics
Another stint in quarantine would not worry Naomi Osaka if it meant she...
Tennis Majors
4 years ago
Halep downs Barty, Serena beats Osaka in Adelaide exhibitions
Ash Barty returned to the court for the first time in 11 months...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
Barty, Halep headline WTA warm-up events at Melbourne Park
The world's top players will fine-tune their games in two WTA 500s at...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
WTA 500s in Melbourne: Who is playing which event and when are the draws?
Three WTA 500-level events are set to take place next week in Melbourne....
Chris Oddo
4 years ago
Australian Open build-up: Events, players, details for Melbourne Park events
With six separate events now due to be played at Melbourne Park at...
Simon Cambers
4 years ago
Olympia following in Serena’s footsteps? Don’t count on it
Serena Williams tells Stephen Colbert that her daughter Olympia is a perfectionist on...
Chris Oddo
4 years ago
WTA adds Australian Open warmup event for players in hard quarantine
The WTA has added a third event for the first week of February...
Chris Oddo