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WTA Guadalajara Open: Top seed Ons Jabeur crashes out, Sofia Kenin continues revival
•Ons Jabeur, finalist at Wimbledon for the past two years, was downed 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 6-3 by the unseeded Martina Trevisan
Washington tennis tournament offers equal status for men, women but unequal prize money
•The men's champion receives a cheque for $353,445; the women's champion earns $120,150. That is not an anomaly.
Wimbledon 2023: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur '100% there' for WTA in Saudi Arabia link
•WTA chief executive Steve Simon said last week that his organisation is considering the "challenging topic" of taking the sport to Saudi Arabia.
Explained: Women's tennis attempts at equal prize money with restructuring
Fpsports •Women's tennis will undergo restructuring to offer players same prize money as the men outside of the four Grand Slams.
Explained: Reasons behind women's tennis ending China boycott over Peng Shuai
Fpsports •WTA ended their 16-month stance of not holding tournaments in China - brought in place over safety of former doubles champion Peng Shuai. Why the change?
WTA to make China return in September after Peng Shuai boycott
•WTA will end their 16-month boycott of tournaments in China over concerns for the safety of player Peng Shuai, who had accused a high-ranking official of sexual assault
'Useless' WTA should have done much more for Ukrainian players, says Elina Svitolina
Fpsports •Elina Svitolina slammed the women's tennis governing body for not doing enough for Ukrainian players as Russia's invasion of their homeland continues.
Victoria Azarenka calls for fitting venue for WTA Finals
•The WTA Finals in Fort Worth last year witnessed sparse crowds and were only announced late September — less than two months before the event.
No Chinese tournaments listed yet on WTA's 2023 schedule
•WTA CEO Steve Simon named two issues for staying out of China: Peng Shuai's situation and lingering COVID-19 restrictions.
WTA Tour CEO Steve Simon still wants transparent inquiry into Peng Shuai's allegations
•A year ago, the WTA suspended all tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai who accused a former government official of sexual assault.