USA’s Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro made a positive start in Charleston and have routinely clinched a round-of-16 spot at their home tournament.  Pegula, who is the top-seeded player this week, annihilated 215th-ranked qualifier Iryna Shymanovich 6-0 6-3. The 2024 US Open runner-up wasted no time on the court, winning the opening eight games of…

Playing under the Australian flag for the first time in her career, Daria Kasatkina delivered a commanding 6-1 6-1 victory over Lauren Davis in the second round of the Credit One Charleston Open. Since 2022, Kasatkina has competed as a neutral athlete after players from Russia and Belarus were barred from national representation due to…

Emma Navarro’s breakthrough 2024 season made her one of the faces of American women’s tennis but the 23-year-old insists that she is still “a regular Emma” despite being in a completely different situation now compared to where she was only a few years ago. Reaching the Auckland semifinal and becoming a WTA champion in Hobart…

Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok shared heartbreaking news on social media, revealing that her home in Dnipro was bombed. Additionally, a tennis facility where she had frequently trained was completely wiped out following Russian strikes on her hometown. Lyudmyla Kichenok On Friday, Russian forces carried out a drone assault on Dnipro, Ukraine. While many of…

Daria Kasatkina is off to a victorious start to her journey as an Australian player after destroying world No. 211 Lauren Davis 6-1 6-1 in Charleston.  Over the weekend, the world No. 12 announced she would no longer represent Russia and switch to representing Australia.  In Charleston, Kasatkina had a first-round bye as the No.…

Jakub Mensik will not compete at next week’s Monte Carlo Masters. As was expected, the young Czech will take another week off the court after lifting his first ATP crown in Miami. Mensik will kick off the clay swing at the ATP 500 event in Munich. Jakub ousted six rivals in Florida and celebrated his first…

Lyudmyla Kichenok shared some unfortunate news through her social media as the Ukrainian tennis star revealed that her house in Dnipro was bombed and that a tennis complex where she used to train was completely destroyed after Russia’s attacks on her hometown of Dnipro. On Friday, Russia launched a drone attack on Dnipro, and while…

Venus Williams provided an update on her career and pretty much said that she is not retired but also not actively looking to play.  The American, who will celebrate her 45th birthday in June, played her only two tournaments of the 2024 season in Indian Wells and Miami. A year prior, she took part in…

As every year, Rory McIlroy and his ‘quest’ for the Green Jacket capture the most attention on the golf scene. Although years ago, the Northern Irishman fantasized about winning this Major, his failures at the Masters did not give him optimism that he could excel. On the other hand, his form this year evokes different…

Iga Swiatek is withdrawing from the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers and that is undoubtedly a significant blow to Poland’s chances of making the knockout stage. Between April 10-12, Poland will take on Ukraine and Switzerland in Radom and the winner of the group will secure a ticket for the BJK Cup Finals.  Unfortunately…