Serena to face Kovinic in US Open start as retirement looms
Serena Williams will face Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in her first round match at the US Open following the draw for the tournament made on Thursday.
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Sofia Kenin finding form ahead of US Open with win in Cleveland
The 2020 Australian Open champion has suffered back-to-back first-round exits at her last two US Open tune-up events but has looked much better in Cleveland, winning 70% of her first serve points and saving four of the five break points she faced against the Romanian. Kenin, whose father Alex returned to her coaching team earlier this year, will next face either top-seeded 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova or American Bernarda Pera in the quarterfinals.
Tennis-Kenin finding form ahead of U.S. Open with win in Cleveland
(Reuters) - A solid Sofia Kenin knocked fifth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu out of the Tennis in the Land tournament on Tuesday as the American looks to find her form and add a second Grand Slam trophy to her case when the U.S. Open kicks off next week.
Kenin finding form ahead of US Open with win in Cleveland
A solid Sofia Kenin knocked fifth-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu out of the Tennis in the Land tournament on Tuesday as the American looks to find her form and add a second Grand Slam trophy to her case when the U.S. Open kicks off next week.
'Go f*** yourself': Snake Island riposte stamped on Russian's passport
Ukrainian border guards have been accused of stamping a Russian man's passport with the words "Russian warship, go f*** yourself".
WTA roundup: No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina survives scare in Quebec
No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia dropped a first-set tiebreak before coming back to win a marathon over Belgium's Greet Minnen 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 on Monday in first-round action at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby in Granby, Quebec.
Reading FC player set to sign for Italian club
Reading FC forward George Puscas is set to depart the club this summer.
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina almost quit tennis months before title win
Elena Rybakina's father has revealed that the Wimbledon champion wanted to "quit tennis" just half a year before lifting the title at the All England Club. The 23-year-old surprised one of the title favourites Ons Jabeur in the final to lift the biggest title of her career last month but was considering hanging up her racket at the start of the season.