Players glam up for the draw gala at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen
This season's best eight WTA players are in Shenzhen, the Chinese city now hosting the WTA Finals for the first time. Friday was marked by the glamorous draw ceremony, so let's see how the...
Pliskova, Andreescu, Bencic practice in Shenzhen
The WTA Finals debut in the Chinese city of Shenzhen will kick off on October 27th and our photographer Jimmie48 is there a few days early to capture the first practice sessions of the...
Simona Halep plans to marry rich businessman Toni Iuruc
After dating former tennis player Radu Barbu, Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has found love with a 40-year-old businessman Toni Iuruc and the couple has decided to take their relationship to the next level. Iuruc...
Fila introduces new Heritage collection at the season’s final WTA tournaments
Fila is capping the 2019 tennis season with a new edition of the timeless Heritage collection, rooted in nostalgia with a clear vision of what’s to come. The Italian company's familiar foundation of red,...
Professional approach to tennis warm-up
All tennis players know how important it is to warm up. Before we step on the court, we should do some physical and even mental exercises to prepare our body and mind for the...
Young sensation Coco Gauff caps miracle week in Linz with first WTA title
Fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff made the most of her lucky loser entrance at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, getting past Grand Slam champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the final to lift the first...
No miracles in Tatiana Golovin’s comeback match
Once among the most promising young tennis stars, Tatiana Golovin was forced to quit the sport because of a chronic back inflammation back in 2008, and now, more than 11 years and two kids...
“It’s crazy”: Gauff keeps progressing, makes Linz final as a lucky loser
For the first time in her life, including juniors, Coco Gauff entered a tournament as a lucky loser, then she made her first WTA quarterfinals, followed by her first semis, and now the 15-year-old...
Gauff beats top seed Bertens in Linz, becomes youngest player to reach WTA semifinal in 15 years
As much as mainstream media are putting Coco Gauff in the limelight, there's also a big group of people who consider the great attention this teenager receives to be too much too early. However,...
Naomi Osaka makes the big decision: Will continue to represent Japan, gives up US citizenship
Japanese law states that people with dual citizenship have to choose just one before turning 22. Six days prior to her birthday on October 16th, 21-year-old Naomi Osaka made public one of the biggest...