Eugenie Bouchard to skip Wimbledon over lack of ranking points on offer
The 28-year-old is looking to maximise her use of protected ranking entries following her shoulder surgery last year.
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Bouchard withdrawing from Wimbledon due to WTA's decision not to award ranking points
Eugenie Bouchard said Friday she has decided to withdraw from the upcoming Wimbledon tournament due to the WTA's decision not to award ranking points for the event.
Jabeur opens with win in Berlin, Petkovic upsets Muguruza
BERLIN: Ons Jabeur started her grass-court season with a win as she cruised past Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open on Tuesday, while Andrea Petkovic delighted the home fans by upsetting Garbiñe Muguruza.Playing for the first time since a shock first-round loss at the French Open, the fourth-ranked Jabeur put in an assured performance as she saved all four of the break points she faced against her Czech opponent.The top-seeded Jabeur, who reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, will next play US qualifier Alycia Parks.The Tunisian will also team up with the returning Serena Williams to play doubles in Eastbourne next week.“Pretty excited to play doubles with Serena,” Jabeur said. “When I got the news, I was over the moon.
Monica Puig, surprise Olympic tennis champion, announces retirement
Monica Puig, who won a surprise 2016 Olympic tennis title, the first gold medal for Puerto Rico in any event, announced her retirement Monday.
Emma Raducanu bows out as Novak Djokovic eases through – French Open day four
Emma Raducanu’s hopes of a deep run at Roland Garros were ended by the world number 47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Defending French Open champ Barbora Krejcikova ousted in first round by 97th-ranked Diane Parry
PARIS — Barbora Krejcikova arrived at the French Open as the defending champion in singles and doubles. She also was coming off a three-month absence from the tour because of an injured right elbow, so even her own expectations were rather modest.
French Open day two
PARIS : Highlights of the second day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Monday (times GMT):
Eugenie Bouchard says she can’t bear to watch back 2014 Wimbledon final
The highlight of Eugenie Bouchard’s career so far is undoubtedly reaching the Wimbledon final back in 2014.