'At peace' Osaka readies for Indian Wells challenge
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka returns to Indian Wells, scene of her breakthrough triumph in 2018, with a new outlook on a tennis career plunged into turmoil in 2021.
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Top seed Krejcikova out of Indian Wells event
World number two and tournament top seed Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from this week's ATP/WTA Indian Wells Masters tournament after failing to overcome an arm injury.
Dayana Yastremska donates Lyon Open prize money to Ukraine relief efforts
Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska has said she is donating her prize money from the Lyon Open to her country to help with aid efforts following Russia's invasion 10 days ago.
Fernandez retains Monterrey crown as Osorio downed
Canada's Leylah Fernandez saved five match points before retaining her WTA Monterrey crown in controversial fashion with victory over Colombia's Camila Osorio on Sunday.
Ukraine's Yastremska loses Lyon final, week after escaping Russian bombs
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska fell agonisingly short of a dream WTA title in Lyon on Sunday, a week after escaping Russian bomb attacks on her home city of Odesa, but pledged to donate her prize money to support her besieged compatriots.
World No. 1 Barty pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami tournaments
"Unfortunately my body has not recovered the way I'd hoped after the Australian Open and I have not been able to adequately prepare for Indian Wells and Miami," Barty said in a statement released by organizers of Indian Wells, which starts on Wednesday in the California desert.
Belarus star Azarenka 'devastated' by violence 'against and in Ukraine'
Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka, a former world number one and two-time Grand Slam title winner, said on Wednesday she is "devastated" by the violence "against and in Ukraine" following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.
Ukraine's Svitolina downs Russia's Potapova at Monterrey WTA
Svitolina said on Monday she would not play against players from Russian or Belarus -- unless they were competing under a neutral banner -- as a protest against Russia's invastion of her homeland.