This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Mika Stojsavljevic had already lost at the Hong Kong Open. Her qualifying campaign was over, and she was preparing to leave the tournament. Then came an unexpected phone call. Leylah Fernandez had withdrawn, opening a placeContinue Reading
Just three weeks after winning her first professional singles title, India’s Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi has achieved another significant milestone in her burgeoning career. The 17-year-old became the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza in 2012 to reach a WTA Tour-level singles quarterfinal, defeating Poland’s Weronika Falkowska 6–4, 6–3 at theContinue Reading
For a young tennis player, earning enough ranking points to compete regularly on the professional circuit presents a familiar problem: gaining entry to stronger tournaments often requires the very ranking points those tournaments offer. A talented teenager might be capable of competing at ATP Challenger level but find themselves outsideContinue Reading
The ITF World Tennis Tour produced 31 singles champions across the men’s and women’s circuits during the week of 26 October–1 November 2026, with several players continuing strong runs from the previous week. Britain’s Oliver Tarvet delivered the most emphatic result, defeating Matt Ponchet 6-0, 6-0 in the M25 SheffieldContinue Reading
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. At one end of professional tennis, a player can lose a single match and walk away with $140,000. At the other, a player can win several matches, spend a week travelling and competing, and return homeContinue Reading
Alexander Ritschard was 22 when doctors told him they had come within minutes of amputating his right arm. He was studying at the University of Virginia in 2015 when he experienced a sharp pain in his shoulder during a gym session. What initially appeared to be a minor injury turnedContinue Reading
British teenager Hannah Klugman claimed the biggest title of her career at the W100 Wrexham tournament, while Israel’s Amit Vales won consecutive M15 events in Heraklion during another busy week on the ITF World Tennis Tour. A total of 31 singles finals were contested across the men’s and women’s circuitsContinue Reading
The 17-year-old has followed her first professional title with another victory over a tournament’s top seed. After years of promising junior results, the Indian teenager is beginning to make her mark on the professional circuit. Ten days after winning her first professional singles title, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi found herself facingContinue Reading
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
