WTA Best Matches of 2013: Part 2, 5 to 1

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James of Moo's Tennis Blog is back with the second part of his overview of the best WTA matches in the season behind us. If you haven't seen Part 1, you can read it here,...

Samantha Stosur, Francesca Schiavone fifth and sixth to qualify for Doha

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Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone, two players that played the final of the 2010 French Open, have now qualified for the singles competition at the Sony Ericsson Championships for the first time in their...

The WTA Player Awards – questioning the choices

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The WTA has recently announced the winners of their yearly awards and, as with everything, some people agree with their selection and some don’t. Our great contributor John Bolan thinks the WTA made some...

US Open 2017 PHOTOS: Sharapova, Muguruza, Kvitova, Venus advance to the fourth round

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Maria Sharapova’s rise through the rankings at the 2017 US Open continued on Friday night as the Russian punched her ticket for the fourth round, just as her fellow Grand Slam champions Garbine Muguruza, Petra...

Ana Ivanovic, Francesca Schiavone out of Wimbledon after round one

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This is not an upset, nor is it surprising, but I still have the inertia of covering Ana Ivanovic and her early losses at tournaments still come as small shocks although they shouldn't be...

All the reasons WTA players are withdrawing from the Rio Olympics

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While most players are now on their planes or at least stuck at airports, a number of WTA names are not going to the Rio Olympics, for a variety of reasons that our new...

Schiavone conquers claycourt Marrakech

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Beating Petra Martic, Simoa Halep, third seed Alize Cornet, Chanelle Scheepers and finally in the match of two 32-year-olds Lourdes Dominguez Lino, the sixth-seeded Francesca Schiavone earned her sixth WTA title, the GP de SAR...

Wozniacki loses Monte Carlo exhibition to Schiavone

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Straight from winning the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, Caroline Wozniacki rushed to Monte Carlo for an exhibition match at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with the 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. The Danish...

Gisela Dulko upsets Sam Stosur in French Open third round

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Both last year’s finalists were in action today. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone had an easy progress into the fourth round, as her opponent Peng Shuai retired with breathing problems at 6-3 1-2 (Schiavone won...

Serena Williams moves into the third round in Beijing, Venus out

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Top seed Serena Williams beat Francesca Schiavone in a tight two-setter on Tuesday at the China Open in Beijing. Williams started the first set with three successive aces to hold serve and then earned...