Emma Raducanu and team-mates hope Britain’s challenge does not slide away
Emma Raducanu has already sacrificed her toenails in the Great Britain cause as she prepares for another new experience in Prague.
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Swiatek stretches win streak to 18 at Billie Jean King Cup
Iga Swiatek marked her first match as world number one with an 18th straight victory as she steered Poland closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday. The 20-year-old swept past 123rd-ranked Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1, 6-0 in just 55 minutes on the back of five service breaks as the Poles opened a 2-0 lead over Romania in their qualifier in Radom. Swiatek went into the qualifier on a hot streak, putting together 17 successive wins on her way to titles in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
Ashleigh Barty's retirement 'not understandable' to Karolina Pliskova but suggests Australian may return
Karolina Pliskova says she can’t relate to Ashleigh Barty’s retirement from tennis as she “likes the game so much” – and thinks the Australian could return to the sport. Barty shocked the tennis world last month when she announced her decision to retire at the age of 25, saying she no longer had the “physical drive and emotional want” to compete at the top level. Ad/> Barty won her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year and is the second player to retire while holding the world No.1 ranking after Justine Henin.
WTA roundup: Local favorite Camila Osorio advances in Bogota
Top-seeded Camila Osorio overcame her serving struggles on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia.
Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lead clay power rankings but will Carlos Alcaraz win more titles?
It’s time to get dirty. After the hard courts of Australia, Indian Wells and Miami, the ATP and WTA tours now switch to clay for the next six weeks, building up to the French Open on May 22.
WTA roundup: Top seeds advance at Charleston
The top two seeded players, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Paula Badosa of Spain, earned second-round wins Wednesday in the rain-delayed Credit One Charleston Open in Charleston, S.C.
Iga Swiatek confirmed as new WTA number one
Iga Swiatek was confirmed as the new WTA number one in the rankings released Monday, replacing the retired Ashleigh Barty. The 20-year-old celebrated her new status in style on Sunday, winning the Miami Open with a straight-sets victory over four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Swiatek's victory made her only the fourth women's player in history to win the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments back-to-back.
Swiatek confirmed as new WTA world No 1
Poland's Iga Swiatek was confirmed as the new WTA number one in the rankings released on Monday, replacing the retired Ashleigh Barty.