Kristina Liutova arrived at the Memphis Classic in July having never played a WTA main-draw match. Seven days later, she was holding the winners trophy aloft. The 16-year-old Russian had started 2026 ranked No. 714 in the world, competing on the ITF World Tennis Tour with little attention beyond thoseContinue Reading
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Nine singles titles in one season should be enough to convince anyone that Matthew Dellavedova knows how to win a tennis tournament. The Australian has spent much of 2026 doing precisely that, collecting trophies across theContinue Reading
Bellucci, Džumhur and Passaro headline six ATP Challenger singles champions across China, Europe and South America. Six ATP Challenger Tour singles titles were decided during the week of 12 October 2026, with tournaments staged in China, Italy, Portugal, France and Bolivia. Italy enjoyed a particularly successful week, producing three championsContinue Reading
ITF World Tennis Tour | 12–18 October 2026 Australia’s Matthew Dellavedova continued his extraordinary 2026 season with another ITF World Tennis Tour title in China, while former US Open champion Sloane Stephens celebrated a significant milestone in her comeback at the W100 event in Edmond, Oklahoma. Across the men’s andContinue Reading
The Polish left-hander recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Sonay Kartal and claim her first WTA Tour title, adding a WTA 1000 championship to a season already defined by an extraordinary run to the Roland Garros final. Maja Chwalińska’s remarkable season has delivered another extraordinary chapter.Continue Reading
World No. 170 Sonay Kartal faces French Open finalist Maja Chwalińska in an unlikely Wuhan championship match, with both players chasing their first WTA 1000 title. Few would have predicted a Wuhan Open final between Sonay Kartal and Maja Chwalińska when the tournament began. One entered the event ranked WorldContinue Reading
Every season, a few hundred men chase the same goal: a ranking good enough to play ATP Tour main draws every week. Almost all of them get there through the ATP Challenger Tour, the sport’s second professional tier, where rankings are built and future stars first meet tour-level opponents. SoContinue Reading
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The six-time Grand Slam champion faces an unfamiliar challenge as the season draws to a close, but a defeat for one of her closest rivals could provide a timely opportunity. For much of the past fiveContinue Reading
Plenty of events around the world last week on the ITF Word Tennis Tour. We’ve got all the winners from both the men’s and women’s tour below. Astra Sharma continuing her good form with a win in Lexington, which gives her two titles in a row. Casey Hoole, another Aussie,Continue Reading
The Olympic champion defeats Mirra Andreeva to become the first Chinese singles winner at the China Open, claiming her maiden WTA 1000 title after a difficult battle with injury. Zheng Qinwen has achieved plenty in her young career, but few victories will carry quite the same personal significance as theContinue Reading
