Wimbledon: Sloane Stephens backs WTA decision to strip ranking points
Sloane Stephens has backed the WTA’s decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points.
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Djokovic coach Ivanisevic lends hand to Cirstea at French Open
Sorana Cirstea made the French Open second round on Sunday with a little help from 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic, the coach of world number one and reigning Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic. The 32-year-old Romanian, who reached the quarter-finals in Paris in 2009, eased past Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-3 to set up a clash with former US Open champion Sloane Stephens for a place in the last 32.
French Open: Order of Play
Order of Play for Day One of the French Open with Alexander Zverev, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari and Carlos Alcaraz all taking to the court.
'I can’t wait to play in Britain again' - Emma Raducanu named on entry list for Rothesay Classic Birmingham
Emma Raducanu is one of four former major champions named on the entry list for the Rothesay Classic Birmingham, and says she “can’t wait” to return to British soil for the 40th anniversary event — the first time since her US Open win last September. The current world No.12 will be the highest-ranked player at the tournament — the biggest female-only tennis event in Britain — and is relishing the prospect of playing at Edgbaston Priory Club for the first time in her career.
Muguruza no puede con Madrid
La historia de en el no despega. Su octava participación en el torneo acabó antes de los octavos de final, la ronda más alta que ha logrado alcanzar la española en la capital de España. Anhelina Kalinina, una rival a la que apenas conocía, la apeó de manera contundente: 6-3 y 6-0 en 81 minutos.
Muguruza vuelve con ganas para lograr su victoria 300
Había dudas lógicas acerca del rendimiento que podía ofrecer en su vuelta a las pistas mes y medio después de jugar su último partido, el que perdió en la segunda ronda de Indian Wells ante la estadounidense Alison Riske. Fue el 12 de marzo. Después, renunció a competir en Miami alegando molestias en el hombro izquierdo. Pero lo cierto es que la española superó su primer compromiso en el, un torneo que se le da mal (sólo ha logrado seis victorias en ocho participaciones y no ha pasado de octavos), con solvencia y buenas sensaciones ante Ajla Tomljanovic: 7-5 y 6-2 en 1h36. Así sumó su victoria 300 en torneos WTA, una cifra considerable en diez años como profesional, y el domingo se enfrentará a la ucraniana Anhilina Kalinina, quien ha vencido a la estadounidense Sloane Stephens por 7-5 y 6-4.
Iga Świątek to replace Ash Barty as women's world number one
Iga Świątek will replace Ash Barty as the women's world number one in the wake of the Australian's sudden retirement.
Naomi Osaka speaks out on heckling incident for first time as she claims Miami Open win
Naomi Osaka has spoken out on her heckling ordeal for the first time since crashing out of Indian Wells. The four-time Major champion was left fighting back tears in her 6-0 6-4 loss to Verokina Kudermetova in the second-round last week as she explained the incident reminded her of the infamous booing the Williams sisters received in 2001. Osaka played her first match since the heckling at the Miami Open on Wednesday and beat Astra Sharma 6-3 6-4.