Vania King retires without a chance to say goodbye
American Vania King was supposed to play her last tournament at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, but the COVID-19 pandemic made her retirement silent.
Speaking to the WTA over the phone last week, the...
Tennis in the time of coronavirus: Mutua Madrid Open will be played online!
As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced tennis officials to cancel all events at least until July 13th, the Mutua Madrid Open, originally scheduled to run from 2nd May to 9th May, has found a...
Althea Gibson: A pioneer in search of fame
This is a guest post by sports journalist Cecil Harris, who has covered major tennis events including the U.S. Open. He has written for the New York Times, the Associated Press, and USA Today....
Aryna Sabalenka stuns Instagram followers with topless photo
A number of WTA players have shown their naked or semi-naked athletic bodies in magazine photoshoots over the years, most notably in SI Swimsuit Issue and ESPN Body Issue, and Belarusian world No.11 Aryna...
Tatjana Maria expecting second child, will come back to the WTA Tour
After giving birth to her daughter Charlotte in 2013, Tatjana Maria has enjoyed a successful career as a mom on the WTA Tour. The German world No.93 has now announced that she's expecting her...
British Naomi Broady considered supermarket work due to no income from tennis during coronavirus pandemic
This coronavirus lockdown is putting a major strain on the world economy and tennis players are not exempt from financial struggles, especially those in the lower tiers that have no savings in their accounts....
Wimbledon definitely canceled, WTA Tour further suspended until July 13th
Just as Dirk Hordorff, vice-president of the German Tennis Federation, hinted a few days ago, the AELTC has made a decision to cancel Wimbledon 2020 due to public health concerns linked to the coronavirus...
Serena Williams shows Nike dress she was supposed to wear at Indian Wells & Miami
This coronavirus outbreak has made unprecedented disruptions to the tennis season, and consequently to the tennis fashion world. A lot of new collections are not seeing the light of the day and the latest...
Wimbledon “to be canceled on Wednesday”, Tokyo Olympics will take place in July and August of 2021
While the WTA season has officially been suspended until at least June 7th, the word is out that the COVID-19 pandemic will also ruin the 2020 grass-court season, as Wimbledon is expected to announce...
Anna Tatishvili announces immediate retirement from tennis
This may be a strange time to retire, as there is no tennis anyway, but former Top 50 player Anna Tatishvili didn't want to wait for this COVID-19 pandemic to subside and took to...
