Teen star Gauff to play Auckland as tournament returns
Teenage prodigy Coco Gauff will play at the ASB Classic in Auckland in January when the New Zealand tournament returns after a three-year hiatus because of Covid.
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Novak Djokovic's US Open 2022 hopes: Key dates and why potential withdrawal timing matters to draw
The waiting game goes on for Novak Djokovic. After the high of winning his 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in July, Djokovic hasn’t played since then as he has been unable to travel to the ATP Tour's most recent tournaments in Canada and the United States due to being unvaccinated for Covid-19. With a week to go until the US Open starts in New York it is still not clear if Djokovic will be allowed to enter the country and compete, even though the Covid-19 rules have recently been relaxed.
Coco Gauff to play in Auckland as ASB Classic returns
Auckland in January when the New Zealand tournament returns after a three-year hiatus because of Covid. The 18-year-old American was one of the stars of this year's French Open when she reached her first Grand Slam final before losing to world number one Iga Swiatek in straight sets.
Iga Swiatek vs the field: Should world No. 1 be the US Open favourite ahead of Simona Halep, Caroline Garcia?
It wasn’t that long ago that it would be unthinkable to tag anyone but Iga Swiatek as favourite for a tournament. Her 37-match winning streak – the longest on the WTA Tour this century which ended at Wimbledon – featured several moments when it was hard to imagine how she would lose again. It wasn’t just that Swiatek kept on winning, it was that she was winning in such a swashbuckling and confident style.
Cincinnati champion Caroline Garcia returns to WTA top 20
The 28-year-old, who had slipped to 79th in the standings in May, is back in the top 20 for the first time since March 2019. Garcia beat Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday's final to win her first WTA 1000 title since 2017. Iga Swiatek retained her commanding lead as world number one despite losing to Madison Keys in the Cincinnati last 16.
Garcia makes history after beating Kvitova in Cincinnati final
Caroline Garcia capped a long week by beating Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-4 to claim the Cincinnati Open title on Sunday and become the first qualifier to win a WTA Tour 1000 tournament.
Inspired Garcia goes from Cincinnati qualifier to champion
:Caroline Garcia capped a long week by beating Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-4 to claim the Cincinnati Open title on Sunday and become the first qualifier to win a WTA Tour 1000 tournament.
Emma Raducanu, Naomi Osaka: 5 surprise contenders to win the US Open
This year’s US Open is less than a fortnight away and excitement for the final Grand Slam of the year is building.