Iga Swiatek: How many titles has the world number one won?
One thing fans aren’t used to seeing is Iga Świątek lose in a tennis final.
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Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Who is joining Emma Raducanu on British team?
Emma Raducanu will lead the Great Britain team in next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow.
Can soaring Liudmila Samsonova 'do an Anett Kontaveit' and qualify for WTA Finals in Forth Worth?
What is it about this time of year on the WTA Tour? In 2021 it was Anett Kontaveit going on a tear to secure an unlikely-looking place at the season-ending WTA Finals. In 2022 it’s Liudmila Samsonova who is rapidly surging upwards. Ad Samsonova won the Japan Open without dropping a set a fortnight ago to lift her third title in two months.
‘Ronnie O’Sullivan is in the same rank as Roger Federer, Lionel Messi, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan’ – Marco Fu
Marco Fu says Ronnie O’Sullivan is in the same rank as sporting legends such as Roger Federer, Lionel Messi, Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. Fu was beaten 6-4 by O’Sullivan in front of nearly 9,000 fans inside the Hong Kong Coliseum, which set a new record for fan attendance at a snooker match. Ad The crowd were clearly knowledgeable, clapping and cheering on the tactical and positional side of the game, as well as the long shots.
Opinion: Why Hong Kong Masters was very special showcase for Ronnie O'Sullivan and snooker's brightest stars
It would be nice to think that Ray Reardon, on his 90th birthday, switched on Eurosport on Saturday morning to see Marco Fu’s 147 break in the deciding frame of his victory over John Higgins in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Masters. Reardon could not turn professional until he was 35 because snooker was yet to attract the attention of television and there was no money in it. That all changed in 1969 when the BBC launched Pot Black to showcase its new colour service.
Fritz breaks American ATP top 10 drought
Taylor Fritz has become the first American in almost five years to be ranked in the ATP men's top 10 due to his win in the Japan Open.
Krejcikova stuns world No 1 Swiatek to claim Ostrava title
Barbora Krejcikova clinched a second successive WTA title with a stunning come-from-behind victory over world number one Iga Swiatek in the Ostrava final on Sunday.
Iga Świątek donates Ostrava Open prize money to mental health charities
Iga Świątek will donate her runners-up prize money from the Ostrava Open to mental health charities in Poland.