Kicking off the Nürnberger Versicherungscup

Following a successful maiden tournament in 2013, the world class tennis is back in Nürnberg for the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Germany's second WTA event. A week before Roland Garros, Nürnberg has attracted a mix of established names...

Elena Baltacha loses battle to liver cancer

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Endlessly sad news! Former British No.1 Elena Baltacha retired from tennis in November 2013, a month later she married her coach Nino Severino, in January 2014 she was diagnosed with liver cancer, in March...

Anna Tatishvili becomes an American

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World No.102 Anna Tatishvili, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, whose place of residence has been Boca Raton, Florida, is now officially the citizen of the United States. There is still no news whether she will play for...

Ines wins L’Etoile Sport Blouson dress!

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Congratulations, Ines! You are the winner of Women's Tennis Blog's 7th birthday giveaway and the lovely L'Etoile Sport Blouson dress! This was the first time I cheated on the results - haha the first person...

Klara Zakopalova divorced and got back to Koukalova?

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If Klara Zakopalova Koukalova read my article on March 1, 2014, entitled: "Klara wins first WTA title since becoming Zakopalova" she must have felt bitter taste in her mouth. As I hear now from...

Elena Baltacha battling liver cancer

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Just two hours ago 30-year-old Elena Baltacha tweeted a link to the Lawn Tennis Association website where she is breaking the extremely bad news about her health: I have recently been diagnosed with cancer of the...

Klara wins first WTA title since becoming Zakopalova

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Klara Zakopalova had not won a WTA title since claiming two in 2005 ('s-Hertogenbosch and Portoroz), losing six finals from then on. The triumphs were so long ago that I'm sure most of you don't...

Gisela Dulko tattoos her son’s name on wrist

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What has Gisela Dulko been up to? The Argentine tennis star married her long-time boyfriend Fernando Gago in July 2011, retired from the sport in November 2012, gave birth to boy Mateo on June...

Jovana Jaksic saves 14 match points to win her 14th title!

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I couldn't believe it when I read it at the WTA's official website that Jovana Jaksic went all the way to the final of the ITF tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, without dropping a set...

Kurumi Nara lifts winner’s trophy in Rio

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World No.62 and fifth seed Kurumi Nara of Japan claimed her maiden WTA title on the clay of the inaugural Rio Open by defeating top seed Klara Zakopalova 6-1 4-6 6-1, the Czech who has now...
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