Julia Goerges

Wimbledon 2019, singles round-up: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams storm into fourth round; Fabio Fognini ousted

Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Petra Kvitova eased into the fourth round while Tennys Sandgren stunned 12th-seeded Fabio Fognini in the third round.

All hail the 'new queen': Australia piles praise on top-ranked Ashleigh Barty

Australian tennis officials, players and media was all praise for French Open and Birmingham Classic champion Ashleigh Barty after she became the World No. 1.

Birmingham Classic: Australian Ashleigh Barty clinches No 1 spot in WTA rankings with title

Ashleigh Barty has quickly risen up the WTA rankings with a top-10 entry for the first time in March. She is now the top-ranked player with titles at Roland Garros and Birmingham.

Birmingham Classic: Ashleigh Barty remains in hunt for World No 1 ranking by setting up title clash with Julia Goerges

French Open champion Ashleigh Barty is one win away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's World No 1 in 43 years after reaching the final.

Qatar Open: World No 3 Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber overcome tough tests to reach semi-finals

World No 3 Simona Halep and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber came through tough tests on Thursday to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals.

Qatar Open: World No. 6 Angelique Kerber comes back from set down to beat Barbora Strycova in quarter-final

World number six Kerber won 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 (7/4) in a tough encounter against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic — who was given a time violation in the final set — to set up a last-four clash against Kiki Bertens or Elise Mertens.

Qatar Open: Simona Halep cruises into quarter-final with easy win over Lesia Tsurenko; Elina Svitolina beats Jelena Ostapenko

Top seed Simona Halep eased into the Qatar Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko on Wednesday.

St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy: Victoria Azarenka sets up second-round clash against Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova

Victoria Azarenka, who was dumped out in the first round at Melbourne Park by Germany's Laura Siegemund, eased to a 6-4, 6-1 victory against the Russian qualifier

Auckland Classic: Julia Goerges fights back from a set down against in-form Bianca Andreescu to retain title

Julia Goerges drew on her experience to retain the WTA Auckland Classic title on Sunday as she came from a set down to end the stunning run by Canadian teen sensation Bianca Andreescu.

WTA Elite Trophy: Ashleigh Barty beats home favourite Wang Qiang to win title; climbs to career-high 15 in world ranking

Ashleigh Barty overcame home favourite Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 in the Zhuhai final and climbed to 15th in the world singles rankings, the highest of her career.