Djokovic, Swiatek, Kyrgios, Halep: Stars named for inaugural World Tennis League
Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek will headline the first edition of the World Tennis League.
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Djokovic and Swiatek to headline World Tennis League in Dubai
World No 1s Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will headline a new tennis tournament in Dubai in December.
Ons Jabeur and Emma Raducanu confirmed for Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Two-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur and former US Open champion Emma Raducanu will contest the one-off women's match at the 2022 Mubadala World Tennis Championship, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
Liudmila Samsonova: The rising Russian star on a remarkable win streak
Liudmila Samsonova beat Zheng Qinwen in straight sets at the Japan Open to capture her third title in two months.
Russia's Samsonova credits Wimbledon ban for red-hot form
Liudmila Samsonova said that Wimbledon's ban on Russian players had given her time to transform her game, after winning her third title in four tournaments on Sunday at the Pan Pacific Open.
Pan Pacific Open: In-form Liudmila Samsonova beats Zheng Qinwen to claim title
The red-hot world number 30 triumphed in Washington and Cleveland in August and she produced a string of giant-killing upsets in the Japanese capital on the way to another title. Samsonova beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza and did not drop a set all week.
Samsonova shines in Tokyo for third title in two months
Liudmila Samsonova improved her unblemished record in tennis finals to 4-0 by defeating Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen 7-5 7-5 at the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, continuing her incredible hardcourt run to lift her third title in two months.
Chinese teen Zheng Qinwen powers into first WTA final in Tokyo
Pan Pacific Open after a battling 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Veronika Kudermetova. The 19-year-old Zheng, who knocked out top seed Paula Badosa earlier this week in Tokyo to underline her rich potential, faces Russia's Liudmila Samsonova in the final. The unseeded Zheng was ranked outside the top 150 this time last year but she has since risen to 36 and made the world sit up and take notice with a string of impressive performances.