The tennis world witnessed a display of immense resilience on Sunday as top seed Mirra Andreeva battled back from a difficult start to secure the Linz Open crown. In a high-stakes final against local favorite Anastasia Potapova, the…

American tennis star Coco Gauff has spoken out after receiving what she described as an “insane” level of racist abuse online following her China Open victory over Chinese teenager Sun Xinran. During Monday’s match against 16-year-old Sun…

Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the upcoming Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open because of injury, the tournament announced on social media. The withdrawal came a day after Rybakina suffered a three-set defeat to World No. 118 Alina Charaeva in…

Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina is officially the new World No. 1 after the latest WTA Rankings confirmed her rise above Aryna Sabalenka. Rybakina needed to reach the US Open semifinals to overtake Sabalenka at the top of the rankings. The…

World No. 2 Elena Rybakina delivered a strong performance to defeat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2, 6-4 and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday. The Kazakh, who is aiming to reach the top of the WTA rankings with…

Tommy Paul produced a major upset at the Cincinnati Open, saving a match point before defeating Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. The American, who had never previously reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, recovered after losing…

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon on Thursday, marking the first Israeli military deaths since the fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect in June. The incident has increased tensions as negotiators…

A new report has revealed that gamblers were responsible for a large share of serious online abuse aimed at tennis players during the 2025 season. The study by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and World Tennis found that gamblers…

Elena Rybakina’s bid for a second Grand Slam title of the season and a move to world number one has ended after a straight-sets defeat at Wimbledon. The second seed lost 7-6(4), 6-1 to Belgium’s Elise Mertens in the third round on…

Aryna Sabalenka strengthened her Wimbledon title challenge with a composed straight-sets win over Jelena Ostapenko on Friday in London action. The world number one controlled the match on the WTA Tour, beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-4…