World No 1 Iga Swiatek makes impressive return with opening victory at Qatar Open
World No 1 Iga Swiatek made an impressive return to action with an emphatic victory over Danielle Collins at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.
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Younger generation can fill void left by retiring greats: ITF
BENGALURU : Tennis lost two of its all-time greats last year with the retirements of Roger Federer and Serena Williams but ITF President David Haggerty says the future of the game is in safe hands with the rise of a sparkling generation of young players.
Iga Swiatek says she won't always 'play perfectly' ahead of Qatar Open title defence
Iga Swiatek has admitted she has had to adjust her expectations and accept she won’t «play perfectly all the time». The Polish star soared to the top of the tennis world in 2022, winning both the French and US Open titles as well as going on a remarkable 37-match winning streak. Ad Ahead of the Qatar Open, has spent 45 weeks as world No.
Swiatek accepts she can't always be perfect ahead of Doha defence
World number one Iga Swiatek said she is trying to keep herself grounded and accepts that she cannot be perfect all the time following her fourth-round exit at the Australian Open, as the Pole prepares to defend her Qatar Open title this week.
Iga Swiatek ready to get back to the grind
Roland Garros and the US Open.The 21-year-old's wordplay, however, is quizzical. "Last season was so strange, it can actually mess withyour head a little bit," Swiatek said of a run that brought her eight titles in all.It was from that 'strange' space, heightened expectations, that she came away with her biggest lessons.Swiatek, who opens her campaign here in the second round, most likely against American Danielle Collins on Wednesday, said her focus was on lowering expectations for herself.
Pegula thought she may quit tennis over mother's health struggles
Kim, the co-owner and president of the NFL's Buffalo Bills and NHL's Buffalo Sabres, suffered a cardiac arrest in June and needed CPR from her other daughter Kelly before paramedics arrived and restored her heartbeat.Pegula received the news after returning home to Florida from the French Open, where she lost to eventual champion Iga Swiatek but rose to number eight in the world."Suddenly I went from, 'Let's celebrate top 10 in the world' to, 'Do I need to start thinking about my career after tennis a lot sooner than I thought?'" Pegula wrote in an essay in The Players' Tribune.
Sabalenka beats Rybakina at Australian Open to win first Grand Slam
The hard-hitting Belarusian collapsed to the court in tears after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a high-quality 2hr 28min arm-wrestle on Rod Laver Arena.
Pegula thought she may quit tennis over mother's health struggles
World number four Jessica Pegula said she thought about ending her tennis career prematurely last year due to her mother Kim's health issues.