Serena Williams made an emotional return to Wimbledon singles after a four-year absence but suffered a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 first-round defeat to Australia’s Maya Joint. The 44-year-old wildcard missed the opportunity to become the oldest woman since Martina Navratilova in 2004 to win a singles match at the All England Club, although she praised the […]
Iga Swiatek
Kostyuk stuns Swiatek as French Open surprises continue
Marta Kostyuk produced one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 French Open on Sunday, defeating former champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals and end the Pole’s bid for a fifth title at Roland Garros. Read More: Jodar stages comeback win over Busta for French Open last eight spot The victory marked Kostyuk’s first-ever […]
Sinner advances, Keys exits as Melbourne faces heatwave
MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday, while defending women’s champion Madison Keys crashed out, as Melbourne braced for a forecast 45C heatwave. Read More: Keys dumped out in last 16 as Melbourne braces for heatwave Sinner, recovering from cramps in his third-round match, defeated fellow Italian and close friend Luciano Darderi 6-1, […]
Poland beat Switzerland to win maiden United Cup
SYDNEY: Poland finally ended their wait for United Cup glory on Sunday, defeating Switzerland 2-1 in a thrilling final in Sydney. The victory came after two previous title-round heartbreaks, as the team converted years of strong performances into a long-awaited triumph in the season-opening mixed-team tennis event. Read More: Swiatek wins in 58 minutes as Poland reach United […]
Swiatek wins in 58 minutes as Poland reach United Cup semis
World number two Iga Swiatek defied a partisan crowd to thrash Australian Maya Joint in Sydney on Friday and help take Poland into a United Cup semi-final clash with the USA. Joint is a talent at age 19 but she was blown away by the six-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek teaching her a lesson in […]
Iga Swiatek, Gauff ease to United Cup victories
World number two Iga Swiatek was a comfortable winner as Poland reached the United Cup quarter-finals while Coco Gauff also eased to victory for defending champions the United States on Wednesday. Six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek beat 97th-ranked Suzan Lamens 6-3, 6-2 in the tie against the Netherlands in Sydney. Hubert Hurkacz, on his way […]
Swiatek calls for more support for Ukrainian players
(Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek has called for more support to be offered to Ukrainian players on the women’s tour after Lesia Tsurenko said she withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells due to a panic attack. Tsurenko said the attack was triggered by a chat she had with […]