Belinda Bencic guaranteed to take two medals for Switzerland at Tokyo Olympics
Belinda Bencic has secured a medal for Switzerland in both singles and doubles. In Saturday's singles and Sunday's doubles finals, the world No.12 will have a chance to win two gold medals on her...
Barty, Peers win mixed doubles bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics as Djokovic withdraws
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty is leaving Tokyo with a medal around her neck. After an early defeat in singles, the Australian and her mixed doubles partner John Peers won bronze via a walkover from...
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina wins bronze medal in women’s tennis singles
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina produced a stunning comeback to overcome Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the bronze medal match and win the first-ever Olympic tennis medal for her country.
That Olympic medal feeling 💜🥉🇺🇦
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Belinda Bencic beats Marketa Vondrousova to claim Olympic gold medal for Switzerland
Swiss Belinda Bencic defeated Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 7-5 2-6 6-3 in the women's singles final at the Tokyo 2020 Games to become the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic tennis...
Krejcikova, Siniakova clinch women’s doubles gold in Tokyo
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova lived up to their status of top seeds as they defeated Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic 7-5 6-1 in the women's doubles gold medal match at the Tokyo...
Will tennis be affected as Ukrainian government bans national sports teams from competing with Russian and Belarusian athletes?
It's still unclear whether tennis will be affected, but it's very concerning to hear that Ukrainian government has banned its national sports teams from participating in competitions that include athletes from Russia or Belarus.
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Serena Williams reaches quarterfinals at the Olympics
American Serena Williams defeated France's Alize Cornet 3-6 6-3 6-4 and joined sister Venus in the quarterfinals of the Olympics Tennis Event in Beijing. The possibility of an all-Williams final is still alive.
During the...
Sabine Lisicki sets sights on Wimbledon and the Olympics
Sabine Lisicki recently did an interview with Ellery Maddocks for Tennis Now, chatting about how she turned her hatred for grass into love, the excitement she has for Wimbledon and the London Olympics, cooperation...
Interview: London Olympics calling Kanepi
David Fearnhead, long-time reader of Women's Tennis Blog, professional journalist and author of novel Bailey of the Saints (out now!), did a Q&A with Kaia Kanepi about the Olympics. The interview's timing is perfect, as Kanepi...
Venus and Serena Williams win doubles title at Beijing Olympics
The Williams sisters of the United States defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2 6-0 to take the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Venus's and Serena's doubles record at...
