Lots of ITF Tour events throughout April, with winners from every continent, which speaks to the international aspect of tennis. Here are all the winners on the Women’s tour from W50 and above. W50 NANTES: 31 Mar to 6 Apr 2025 Talia Gibson (AUS) def Francesca Curmi (MAL) 3-6 7-5Continue Reading
At 19 years and 5 days old, Maya Joint became the youngest Australian woman to win a WTA 1000 match, surpassing Ashleigh Barty’s record set in 2017. Joint triumphed at the Madrid Open, defeating Spanish wildcard Carlota Martinez Cirez 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in her tour-level clay-court main draw debut. AContinue Reading
For Ukrainian tennis veteran Lesia Tsurenko, the past few years have been marked by far more than just on-court battles. Amid the ongoing war in her homeland following Russia’s invasion, Tsurenko has also found herself at odds with the sport’s governing body — the WTA. In a powerful letter sharedContinue Reading
If you ask Jessica Failla how she got into tennis, she’ll paint you a picture far removed from stadium lights and red carpets. “I grew up in the ball basket,” she says, laughing. Born into the game—both her parents were professional players—Failla’s path to the pro tour was less aContinue Reading
Coco Gauff is embarking on a new chapter in her career by launching her own management firm, Coco Gauff Enterprises, while stepping away from Team8, the agency co-founded by Roger Federer and his longtime agent, Tony Godsick. Embed from Getty Images Announcing the move on social media Wednesday, the 2023Continue Reading
The first quarter of the tennis season is already done and dusted. We’ve got all the results and winners from the Women’s ITF Tour (W50 and above) during March: W75 TRNAVA: 3 Mar to 9 Mar 2025 Valentina Ryser (SUI) def Tereza Valentova (CZE) 6-4 3-6 7-6(4) W75 PORTO: 3Continue Reading
For years, tennis in Venezuela has struggled to establish itself on the international stage. While the country has produced a handful of players who made brief forays into the top 100, the landscape today remains sadly barren. Currently, Venezuela has just 2 men in the ATP top 1000, and aContinue Reading
February is in the books, so we’re taking a look back at the ITF Women’s results. Here are all the winners from events at the W35 level and above. W75 ROME: 27 Jan to 2 Feb 2025 Victoria Mboko (CAN) def Eva Vedder (NED)7-5 6-3 W75 ANDRÉZIEUX-BOUTHÉON: 27 Jan toContinue Reading
The last couple of weeks on the calendar has again highlighted a couple of things. Firstly, the atmosphere for tennis in South America gets more exciting every year. Secondly though, star power is lacking, as the big names in the sport, still prefer to travel to the middle east, inContinue Reading
Belinda Bencic made an emphatic statement in her return to the WTA winner’s circle, overcoming American Ashlyn Krueger in the Abu Dhabi Open final with a determined 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory. Less than a year after giving birth to her daughter Bella, the Swiss star battled through a challenging openingContinue Reading
