Womens Tennis

WTA firms up plans for upcoming tournaments after French Open delay

The women's tennis tour had already released the first 27 weeks of its 2021 schedule, which has been rolled out in phases because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Wimbledon Women's Final as it happened: Serena Williams lifts 22nd Grand Slam title

Before looking ahead to the Wimbledon final between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber on Saturday, take a moment to look back at the American's second-round match last week.

WTA releases provisional tennis schedule through end of Wimbledon in July

The biggest event missing from the schedule is the joint WTA-ATP hard-court tournament in Indian Wells, California.

French Open 2020: 'My dream is to be No 1', qualifier Nadia Podoroska aims high after sensational run at Roland Garros

World number 131 Podoroska had never won a Grand Slam match before the tournament but stunned third seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 to continue her incredible French Open run.

Palermo Ladies Open to go ahead as scheduled even after one player tests positive for COVID-19

Palermo Open organisers, who would not name the player, said she was admitted to a national health facility designated for asymptomatic patients with COVID-19.

WTA Tour still hopeful of hosting events in China despite country's restrictions on sporting events

Brenda Perry, the co-director of Wuhan Open, told Reuters that the WTA was in touch with the GAS and the Chinese Tennis Association and it was now a “waiting game”.

Naomi Osaka surpasses Serena Williams to usurp throne as world's highest-earning female athlete

22-year-old Naomi Osaka’s total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period.

Sania Mirza wins Fed Cup Heart award for successful return to court, donates prize money to Telangana relief fund for coronavirus

Sania won the award for Asia/Oceania zone after securing a whopping 10,000 plus votes out of the total 16,985 cast for this year's three regional Group I nominees

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu remains focussed on No 1 spot despite injury setback, COVID-19 lockdown

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has discovered a powerful tool to compensate for limited training opportunities amid the COVID-19 lockdown as the Canadian teenager remains focused on her goal to climb to the top of the women’s rankings.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur contemplates taking up dancing to remain fit

Jabeur could not make her way back home to Tunisia with countries locking down their borders and imposing travel restrictions to contain the spread of the virus