Kiki Bertens

US Open: Top-10 tennis stars Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens drop out of tournament over COVID-19 concerns

Bertens, who is Dutch, wrote on Instagram that one of her concerns is the need to be quarantined upon returning to Europe after the US Open, which runs from 31 August to 13 September and will not have any spectators.

Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem to play exhibition tennis matches in Berlin in July

Thiem, Zverev and Kyrgios will be joined by Jannik Sinner for the men’s events

St Petersburg Ladies Trophy: Kiki Bertens beats Elena Rybakina in straight sets to retain title

Kiki Bertens beat Elena Rybakina 6-1, 6-3 to retain the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday.

Wild card Kim Clijsters to face sixth seed Kiki Bertens in her first return game in Dubai

Clijsters has been drawn against sixth seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands after being given a wildcard entry

Saint Petersburg 2020: Petra Kvitova withdraws from quarter-final clash against Ekaterina Alexandrova through illness

Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday's three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck

Fed Cup 2020: Japan's Naomi Osaka suffers woeful return, loses to Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo

Naomi Osaka’s return to Japan’s Fed Cup team after a year’s absence turned sour on Friday as the World No 10 suffered a thrashing at the hands of Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Australian Open 2020: Garbine Muguruza, Simona Halep power into last-eight, Anett Kontaveit made to work

Garbine Muguruza’s participation at the Australian Open had been in doubt due to illness but Monday’s demolition of Kiki Bertens to reach the quarter-finals proved she is not only nearing full health but could also be a genuine title contender.

Australian Open 2020: Garbine Muguruza scales her mountain of self-doubt with commanding win over Elina Svitolina

Last November, Garbine Muguruza scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Her win over Elina Svitolina seems to show that she may have overcome the ‘mountain’ of self-doubt and crippling anxiety that had seemingly taken hold of her as well.

Adelaide International 2020: After Novak Djokovic, Alex de Minaur pulls out of tournament due to rib injury

Both de Minaur and Djokovic had heavy workloads during the ATP Cup tournament, a new teams event introduced this year that was played in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney last week.

Brisbane International: Naomi Osaka suffers semi-final loss against Karolina Pliskova; Madison Keys rallies to beat Petra Kvitova

Madison Keys came from a break and set down to beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the Brisbane International semifinals on Saturday.