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Goolagong, On this day
12 months ago

December 27, 2007: The day Evonne Goolagong was granted World No 1 status after a 31-year wait

Every day, Tennis Majors goes back in time to look back on a...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Paula Badosa
12 months ago

“I want to get back to the top and be with the best players in the world” – Badosa

After missing the second half of the season due to the injury, the...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Naomi Osaka
12 months ago

“A Swiatek and Sabalenka or Rybakina does not want to play against somebody like Osaka” – Schett

The former top 10 player from Austria believes Osaka will pose a challenge...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Naomi Oasaka at the WTA 2021 Toray Pan Pacific Open
12 months ago

Osaka touches down in Brisbane days prior to comeback

The Japanese star will return to the courts for the first time since...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Iga Swiatek
1 year ago

“Really happy that Nadal and Osaka are coming back” – Swiatek

The Pole is also looking forward to playing the Paris Olympics at Roland-Garros...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ashleigh Barty vs Iga Swiatek, Madrid 2021
1 year ago

“I couldn’t stop crying” – Swiatek remembers Ash Barty’s shock retirement

Barty bowed out when she was at the top of the game, vacating...
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Jamie Malachy
Iga Swiatek at the 2023 US Open
1 year ago

Swiatek tops Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes

US Open champion Coco Gauff is No 3 on the list, followed by...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Sofia Kenin
1 year ago

“I’m fit and healthy at the moment” – Kenin hoping to carry momentum into 2024

The 2022 Australian Open champion is playing the World Tennis League in Abu...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Emma Raducanu
1 year ago

Raducanu confirms Cavaday coaching collaboration ahead of Australian Open

The British player has been working with a coach she already knows well
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Carrie Dunn
Jelena Ostapenko
1 year ago

WTA joins forces with tennis governing bodies to protect players from online abuse

The WTA Tour is working with tennis' governing bodies in a bid to...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime
1 year ago

Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime win Tennis Canada Player of the Year Honours

Fourth straight year that Fernndez has claimed the honour and third straight year...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Emma Raducanu
1 year ago

“She’s a potential to probably win another Slam” – Ruud on Raducanu

The 21-year-old Brit returns to the tour in Auckland after being sidelined since...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Lleyton Hewitt
1 year ago

Hewitt, Majoli among those named as United Cup captains

David Witt, who led the United States to the 2023 title also returns...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Venus Williams at 2023 Wimbledon
1 year ago

“I spent the whole summer pretty injured with my knee, like really struggling with it” – Venus Williams

The 43-year-old American has not played since the US Open and is slated...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Bianca Andreescu
1 year ago

Andreescu to miss Australian Open due to back injury

The Canadian has not played since losing to Italian Camila Giorgi in her...
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Haresh Ramchandani