Kateryna Bondarenko victorious in Tashkent, becomes first mom to win a singles title since 2011
It took Kateryna Bondarenko nine years to get back to a WTA singles final, but the 31-year-old mother of daughter Karin defied the odds this week at the Tashkent Open and lifted the champion's trophy...
Diyas, Van Uytvanck win maiden WTA titles
This Sunday we got two first-time WTA titlists as Kazakh Zarina Diyas and Belgian Alison van Uytvanck lifted champion's trophies at the Japan Women's Open Tennis and at the Coupe Banque Nationale, respectively.
In a battle of two qualifiers,...
Things to (not) do on vacation to improve your tennis game
This is a guest post by professional tennis coach Marcin Bieniek, giving us tips on how to constructively use our days off if we like to stay active throughout the year and at the...
In photos: Childhood memories of US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin
Former world No.31 Melanie Oudin ended her professional career today, due to a series of injuries and other health problems that have troubled her since the end of 2012, but instead of sharing photos...
Andreea Mitu three months pregnant, joins the WTA baby boom!
Twenty-five-year-old Andreea Mitu is joining an ever-growing list of WTA moms, being three months pregnant! The Romanian shared the news on Instagram, posting the below pic with a pregnant lady emoticon. I'd like to thank...
How to build team spirit in tennis
Tennis is an individual sport, but it is often played in a group format as well, so in this monthly contribution our tennis coach Marcin Bieniek will explain the importance of team spirit in tennis...
Halep, Svitolina make French Open quarterfinals
Simona Halep needed exactly one hour to dispatch Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-1 and make the quarterfinals of the 2017 French Open where she'll face Elina Svitolina.
The world No.4 Halep had never before in...
How to make your serve more effective
This is a monthly contribution by tennis coach Marcin Bieniek, who will explain the importance of a good serve and give us tips on how to make our serve as effective as possible.
There is...
Vondrousova upsets top seed Strycova, faces fellow first-time finalist Kontaveit for Biel title
Czech qualifier Marketa Vondrousova continued to sweep through the Ladies Open Biel Bienne draw, eliminating top seed Barbora Strycova in the semis and setting up a finals meeting with fellow debutante Anett Kontaveit of...
Biel introduces new Czech force: Marketa Vondrousova
At the Ladies Open Biel Bienne, seventeen-year-old qualifier Marketa Vondrousova first reached her first WTA quarterfinals by beating world No.60 Annika Beck and then backed up that victory with a 6-2 7-5 triumph over world...
