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Swiatek Calls for More Support for Ukrainian Players

World number one Iga Swiatek has called for more support to be offered to Ukrainian players on the women's tour after Lesia Tsurenko said she withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells due to a panic attack. Tsurenko said the attack was triggered by a chat…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lesia Tsurenko had ‘panic attack’ after chat with WTA chief left her ‘shocked’

Tsurenko said she was “absolutely shocked” by comments from Steve Simon about tennis’ response to the invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian star withdrew from clash against Belarusian opponent due to "panic attack"

Lesla Tsurenko was set to take on Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka at the Indian Wells Masters, but the 33-year-old pulled out of the arranged match on Sunday

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Full Swing and Break Point to land second Netflix series amid Drive To Survive success

The two behind-the-scenes programs on the giant streaming platform will return next year for some more fly-on-the-wall action with the it's some of its biggest players

Daily Mirror

Tennis still leads the way in women’s sport thanks to Billie Jean King’s example

June will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the WTA as tennis players now dominate the world’s highest earning female athletes

The Independent UK

Tennis still leads the way in women’s sport as WTA nears 50-year anniversary

June will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the WTA.

The Independent UK

Iga Swiatek still the one to beat at Indian Wells but challengers lining up

The Pole is world No 1 but Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open and Barbora Krejcikova beat Swiatek in Dubai

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WTA Tour: Women’s tennis set for £125m investment from CVC

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners are heavy investors in sport

The Independent UK

Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake Russian rival's hand after WTA title win

The Ukrainian tennis star enjoyed her greatest achievement in the game so far by securing her first title win against an opponent she did not engage with in the traditional manner post match

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian tennis star refuses handshake after beating Russian opponent

Kostyuk has been critical of Russian players who have not condemned the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk wins her first WTA Tour title in Texas, defeating Russian Varvara Gracheva

Marta Kostyuk wins her first WTA tournament in Texas, thanking American crowds for giving her support and dedicating the victory to her home country of Ukraine amid the war with Russia.

ABC News

Dan Evans slams ATP and WTA amid threats to pre-Wimbledon events over Russia bans

Russian and Belarusian players were banned from all British events amid the ongoing war in Ukraine but a warning has been sent by the ATP for this year's competitions

Daily Mirror

Debating the Argument Around When Federer Fades From the Big Three Conversation

In his latest mailbag, Jon Wertheim answers this, plus pays tribute to one of the sport’s greatest trailblazers, Sania Mirza.

Sports Illustrated

Debating When Federer Will Fade From the Big Three Conversation

In Jon Wertheim’s latest mailbag, he answers this, plus pays tribute to one of the sport’s greatest trailblazers, Sania Mirza.

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Evening Standard

Who is Camila Giorgi? Lingerie model who won Mérida tennis tournament in Mexico

The No 46 seed had not managed a tour victory since 2021 and beat the No 2 and No 4 seeds

The Independent UK

Novak Djokovic’s historic 378 weeks atop the tennis world rankings

Djokovic has broken a record held by Steffi Graf.

AFP

Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to take Dubai title

Dubai (AFP) - Barbora Krejcikova defeated Iga Swiatek to claim the Dubai WTA title on Saturday, becoming just the fourth woman this century to defeat the top three players in the world at the same tournament

AFP

Swiatek extends perfect record over Gauff to reach Dubai final

Dubai (AFP) - World number one Iga Swiatek extended her perfect record against Coco Gauff to 6-0 with a straight sets victory in the Dubai WTA semi-finals on Friday.

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Azarenka calls for fitting venue for women's tennis finals

Dubai (AFP) - Victoria Azarenka said Monday that she hopes the WTA Finals will find a "deserving" home, after a couple of years of instability after the women's tennis organisation suspended all Chinese tournaments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Back at Top of ATP Rankings; Sabalenka No. 2 in WTA

Novak Djokovic's Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP rankings. His four-place rise from No. 5 to replace Carlos Alcaraz at No. 1 is the largest jump to the top spot in the 50-year history of the computerized rankings for…

AFP

Sabalenka closes in on Swiatek in WTA rankings

Paris (AFP) - Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka climbed to second in the new WTA rankings released on Monday after claiming her first Grand Slam title as Poland's Iga Swiatek retained top spot.

ABC News

The data that shows how Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka plan to win the Australian Open women's final

As Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka prepare to battle it out at the Australian Open, Cody Atkinson looks at the stats that tell the story of the 2023 women's final.

ABC News

The family significance of Elena Rybakina's brilliant run to the Australian Open final

When Elena Rybakina contested last year's Wimbledon final, her two closest supporters were absent from the stands. It will be a different story when she plays in the Australian Open tournament decider on Saturday night.

Daily Mirror

Billie Jean King calls on Wimbledon to end Russian player ban as “life is too short”

Russian and Belarusian tennis players were banned from participating at Wimbledon last year following the controversial ban imposed by the All England Tennis Club

The Independent UK

Billie Jean King calls on Wimbledon to reverse ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Wimbledon organisers are weighing up how to react to the issue for this year’s Championships after banning players from the attending the 2022 tournament

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