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.
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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.
WTA roundup: Marie Bouzkova breezes to Prague Open title
Eighth-seeded Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic won her first career WTA Tour title in a convincing 6-0, 6-3 triumph over seventh-seeded Anastasia Potapova on Sunday in the final of the Prague Open.
Marie Bouzkova wins first WTA title at home in Prague
The eighth-seed won through 6-0, 6-3 against her opponent, seeded seventh, to lift the trophy in her fourth final after runner-up finishes at Guadalajara, Mexico this season, Melbourne last year and Monterrey in 2020. The player from Prague becomes the fifth Czech to win the hard-court tournament which debuted at tour-level in 2015, joining Karolina Pliskova, Lucie Safarova, Petra Kvitova and Barbora Krejcikova.
Serena, Djokovic named in Cincinnati draws: organisers
Serena Williams will play in next month's Cincinnati Open WTA tournament as she builds towards a possible US Open appearance, organisers said on Tuesday.
Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic named in Cincinnati draws: Organizers
Serena Williams will play in next month's Cincinnati Open WTA tournament as she builds towards a possible US Open appearance, organizers said Tuesday. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who last week was named in the field for next month's Canadian Open, joins a star-studded field for the hardcourt tournament. Williams, winner of the tournament in 2014 and 2015, entered the tournament using her protected ranking.
Serena Williams named in star-studded field for Cincinnati Open
Serena Williams is set to take part in the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati next month with her protected ranking, organisers of the US Open tune-up tournament said on Tuesday.
Martic, Pera move up WTA rankings dominated by Swiatek
In a largely unchanged Top 10, American Jessica Pegula moved up one place to a career-high seven. Croat Petra Martic jumped 30 spots to 55 after winning her second title in Lausanne on Sunday with American Bernarda Pera moving up 49 places to break into the Top 100 at 81st after her first title win in Budapest. WTA rankings:1.