The WTA has announced a newly established WTA Coach Program which will launch in January of 2017 as the new season begins. WTA coaches will be recognized as a “WTA Registered Coach” under a formalized WTA Coach Program. The WTA Coach Program is designed to professionalize, standardize and recognize the important role of coaching on…
Just one spot remains in the singles field at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as Marin Cilic became the seventh player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, set for Nov. 13-20 at The O2 in London. Cilic secured his spot with a third-round win over David Goffin on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Masters…
World number one Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fourth straight title at the BNP Paribas Masters 1000 in Paris, knocking off Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-3, 6-4 to book his spot in the Round of 16. Djokovic was routine against Muller, breaking him once in each set and saving the only break point…
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova won the biggest title of her career on Sunday, downing world number one Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals in Singapore. “This is the biggest moment of my career,” the 27-year old said afterwards. “It’s hard to describe in words. I have to congratulate Angelique Kerber, you are an…
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska continued her domination over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, beating the U.S. Open finalist 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore. Radwanska, last year’s champion in Singapore, has now won all seven meetings against Pliskova in straight sets, winning all 14 sets against the big-serving Czech…
The round-robin action in the Red Group at the WTA Finals in Singapore wrapped up on Thursday, and it was world number one Angelique Kerber and Dominika Cibulkova who reached the semifinals with victories. Heading into Thursday, Cibulkova needed to notched a win against Simona Halep but also required some help from Kerber, who was…
The 10th anniversary of the BNP Paribas Showdown will bring past, current and future stars to the Madison Square Garden court for a terrific night of tennis, Monday, March 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Venus Williams, Garbiñe Muguruza, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock and a legends matchup to be named…
American Madison Keys won her first ever match at the WTA Finals in Singapore, downing Dominika Cibulkova 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday. Keys needed just over an hour to dispatch Cibulkova in a match that both players needed. From the start, Keys looked in form, cruising through service games early on and using her power to…
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Karolina Pliskova won their respective round-robin matches on Monday, wrapping up the second day of play at the WTA Finals in Singapore. Kuznetsova scored a huge win over last year’s champion Agnieszka Radwanska, fighting back from a match point down to upend the Pole 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. The Russian, who only qualified…
American Serena Williams has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore on the medial advice of her doctors, who say the world number two needs more time to recover from the shoulder injury which forced her to pull out of the Asian swing. “I was looking forward to competing in Singapore this year…