Ukrainian tennis players urge WTA to exclude Russians, demand peaceful work environment
According to a transcript shared by @ukrtennis_en Twitter profile, Lesia Tsurenko, Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina had an online meeting with the WTA, explaining how the presence of Russian and Belarusian athletes prevents them...
Lesia Tsurenko suffers mental breakdown after talking to WTA CEO
Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko suffered a panic attack after talking to WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon about the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in tennis tournaments. The WTA world No.95 was so emotionally...
Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko cries for her home: “I have nowhere to go”
Besides worrying for their families in the war zone, Ukrainian tennis players don't have a safe home any more and in-between tournaments they largely have nowhere to go. Former world No.23 Lesia Tsurenko, currently...
Australian Open 2020 fashion: Nike splashes the courts with watercolor prints, Adidas goes purple, Fila brings colorful play
It's time for my first Grand Slam fashion overview of the decade! The WTA clothing scene gets more and more exciting every year and it takes longer and longer to present the diversity of...
Lotto introduces Pop Flower collection ready for the 2019 US Open
Lotto will bring stylized flowers and vivid colors to the courts of the 2019 US Open, as Elise Mertens, Lesia Tsurenko, Alize Cornet, and other WTA players endorsing the Italian sportswear manufacturer will wear...
Halep blitzes past Tsurenko to move into the fourth round
Defending champion Simona Halep of Romania needed just 55 minutes to dispatch Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier and advance to the fourth round of the French Open.
The third-seeded Halep converted...
Madrid PHOTOS: Stephens beats Azarenka, defending champion Kvitova through
Sloane Stephens won a battle of Grand Slam titlists on Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open, beating Victoria Azarenka for the fourth consecutive time to advance to the tournament's third round, while Petra Kvitova...
Madrid PHOTOS: Osaka, Halep, Kerber advance to second round
Day 2 at the Mutua Madrid Open is in the books and all the second-round pairs are now known.
Top seed Naomi Osaka opened Sunday's first-round action and hit 43 winners, including eight aces, to...
Indian Wells PHOTOS: Third round wraps up on Monday
After Sunday's third-round action in the bottom half of the BNP Paribas Open draw, the round of 16 completed on Monday as eight WTA players from the top half won their third-round matches.
Top seed...
Dubai PHOTOS: Halep, Kvitova reach quarterfinals, Kerber out
Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships was all about third-round matches and eight players made their way into the quarterfinals. Of course, our Jimmie48 was on the spot to photograph almost everything!
Second...