New year, old responsibilities: WTA players practice in Adelaide to kick off 2022 season
While most people are indulging in food and drinks on New Year's Eve and then spending January 1 relaxing at home, WTA players are pushing themselves and using the last moments of the off-season...
Hon upsets Kvitova, Sakkari squeezes through in Adelaide
The first main-draw play day of the 2022 WTA season is behind us. "Tennis makes an epic return," state the organizers of the Adelaide International 1, and the tournament is justifying expectations.
Third seed Maria...
Svitolina, Badosa start 2022 with losses, Swiatek cruises in Adelaide
As the second batch of first-round matches at the Adelaide International 1 got underway on Tuesday, Elina Svitolina and Paula Badosa suffered losses as seeded players, while defending champion Iga Swiatek eased into the...
Sabalenka, Sakkari stunned in Adelaide, Barty pushes through
The first half of second-round matches at the Adelaide International 1 completed on Wednesday and the draw lost seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari, while top-seeded Ashleigh Barty squeezed past Coco Gauff at night.
Slovenia's...
Swiatek, Azarenka, Kenin advance to Adelaide quarterfinals
Second-round matches completed at the Adelaide International 1 and all three Grand Slam champions in action on Thursday have made it to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Australia.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek...
Rybakina, Doi, Barty, Swiatek advance to Adelaide semifinals
Semifinals at the Adelaide International 1 will feature a clash of Iga Swiatek and Ashleigh Barty, the last two players to lift the champion's trophy in the Southern Australian capital, and an encounter between...
Rybakina, Barty to face each other in Adelaide International 1 final
Elena Rybakina and Ashleigh Barty are the last two women standing at the Adelaide International 1 in Australia.
In the first semifinal on Saturday, seventh seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan charged past world No.105 Misaki...
Ashleigh Barty opens 2022 with Adelaide title
Two years after lifting the champion's trophy at the Adelaide International, Australia's Ashleigh Barty repeated the feat with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.
Contesting her 20th singles final, the 25-year-old Barty...
Iconic start to the year: Andreescu stages remarkable comeback against Muguruza in Adelaide
The first day of the year 2023 was marked Bianca Andreescu's spectacular comeback win over Garbine Muguruza in the first round of the Adelaide International 1, 0-6 7-6(3) 6-1.
In a clash of Grand Slam...
Marta Kostyuk no longer wears Nike
Marta Kostyuk was among prominent Nike representatives on the Hologic WTA Tour, but the Ukrainian is entering 2023 without her clothing sponsor from previous years.
Kostyuk is playing this week's Adelaide International 1 in Australia and...
