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
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
Five events on the Challenger Tour last week, and four very closely contested finals, highlighting the fine margins in this wonderful sport. Laslo Djere, the former top 30 Serbian player, won his second Challenger title this year, as he tries to regain some form that saw him slip out ofContinue Reading
At the beginning of 2026, Arthur Géa was ranked outside the world’s top 200 and had barely made an impression on the ATP Tour. Nine months later, the 21-year-old Frenchman has an ATP title to his name, a Grand Slam fourth-round appearance and, as of Sunday, a victory over theContinue Reading
Henrique Rocha is on the verge of breaking into the top 100 for the first time after winning his 3rd Challenger title of the year. Former US Open quarter finalist Lloyd Harris has now taken home four Challenger titles, and while still a long way off his high ranking ofContinue Reading
One of the ATP Challenger Tour’s longest-running and most distinctive tournaments has come to an abrupt end. The BRAWO Open in Braunschweig will not return in 2027 after organisers confirmed that they could no longer secure the financial support required to stage the event. First held in 1994, the clay-courtContinue Reading
Tatjana Maria won her 26th professional event last week, taking out the Templeton W100 event over Madison Brengle. She has again firmly established herself in the top 100, at the age of 39, which is a remarkable achievement. She did it by only dropping 16 games in her four matchesContinue Reading
