Halep was a hugely popular first-time Grand Slam champion, well-liked in the dressing room and within the sport in general ...

Elina Svitolina fought back from two breaks down in the first set and won 11 of the next 12 games to beat Veronika ...

that the modern game is so physical that only fully mature tennis players are capable of success—no ... fell in the second round to the pesky German veteran, Laura Siegemund. And Medvedev, last year’s ...

The Serbian player beat the U.S. Open runner-up 7-6 (3), 6-1 after ... Slam performances in 2024 — even if the season did end with a title at the WTA Finals. “Tennis feels so high stakes, but it's ...

Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): 0610 ALCARAZ MARCHES ON Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz advanced after beating Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-2 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 ...

The German's disheartened expression says it all. She appears frustrated with her own performance as Pavlyuchenkova extends her lead to 3:1, taking advantage of Siegemund’s unforced errors. The ...

The 36-year-old German was run off the ... an obvious comfort in Melbourne Park. Siegemund, playing with house money but still an ultra-fit, crafty player, tried to disrupt Pavlyuchenkova by ...

"I knew I just had to play more than my best tennis ... best players right now, but I know I can play well and I wanted to show that to myself." Siegemund became the first unseeded German woman ...

Yeah, it's tennis. Nothing more." An early break in the next set handed the 36-year-old German ... best players now. But I know I can play and I just wanted to make it a tough fight." Siegemund ...

Zheng Qinwen admits it was not her day as she was beaten in the Australian Open second round in the biggest shock of the tournament so far.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday as her bid to emulate Chinese compatriot Li Na's ...

China's Zheng Qinwen hits a return against ... more than my best tennis. I had nothing to lose. I just told myself to swing free,” Siegemund said. Zheng is “an amazing player.