Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina falls at first hurdle in San Jose
San Jose on Monday. Rybakina, playing her first match since her win over Ons Jabeur in the final of the grasscourt major, lost 1-6 6-2 6-0 to Daria Kasatkina.
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Swiatek dominates WTA rankings in spite of Warsaw defeat
French Open champion Iga Swiatek remained firmly at the head of the WTA rankings released on Monday, in spite of her shock exit in her home Poland Open last week.
French Open champion Swiatek dominates WTA rankings despite Warsaw defeat
Swiatek had not lost on clay in over a year before going down 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to the French player Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals in Warsaw. The 21-year-old Pole, who has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March, remains more than 4,000 points ahead of number two Anett Kontaveit. With no changes at all in the top 20, the biggest jump was by Garcia whose victory over Ana Bogdan in the final in Warsaw took her from 45th to number 32.
Sergiy Stakhovsky 'disappointed' by Russian players silent on war
Sergiy Stakhovsky on Saturday said he was "disappointed" by Russian tennis players who out of fear of retribution have not spoken out against their country's invasion of his homeland. "They are all scared for their fate. They don't want to go to jail...
Russian tennis star admits she may defect to avoid Wimbledon ban after coming out as gay
Matt Dawson reflects on Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup-winning drop goal in 2003
Daria Kasatkina criticises Russian attitudes to homosexuality after coming out
Daria Kasatkina has become the latest prominent Russian sportswoman to come out as gay and criticised attitudes to homosexuality in her country.
Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay as Moscow looks to further tighten LGBTQ laws
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