Final tune-ups for the 2026 season will take place in Shenzhen, China and Macau, immediately following Christmas, as some of the world’s top players like Iga Swiatek gear up for the new year.
Jasmine Paolini delivered one of her standout performances to date, finally getting the better of Iga Swiatek after six previous defeats. Paolini’s strong play has carried over from the Billie Jean King Cup into the WTA Tour’s Asian swing, and she was in top form again against the World No.
Marco Panichi, former trainer of Novak Djokovic, recently commented on the competitiveness maintained by the 24-time Grand Slam champion at 38 years old, emphasizing that it is difficult for anyone to replicate his level at the Serb's age.
The entry list for the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open has been revealed. The tournament will be played between October 20 and 26, during the final week of the Asian Swing.
The 2025 ATP/WTA Asian Swing has delivered more than just great tennis — it has produced record attendance figures and signaled tennis’s rising profile in East Asia.
The 2025 Guangzhou Open, which is scheduled from October 20th to 26th, has an entry list containing many good players. Two-time Grand Slam champion and local hero Li Na won the tournament's first iteration in 2004.
The WTA 1000 Wuhan Open has a confirmed entry list for its upcoming edition, which will be held on hard courts from October 6-12, 2025. As the final WTA 1000 of the season, it will be a crucial event for the top stars' year-end ambitions, including their potential qualification for the WTA Finals.
The WTA 1000 Wuhan Open has a confirmed entry list for its upcoming edition, which will be held on hard courts from October 6-12, 2025. As the final WTA 1000 of the season, it will be a crucial event for the top stars' year-end ambitions, including their potential qualification for the WTA Finals.
Alexandra Eala is setting high goals in the midst of a season of acclimatization to the WTA Tour. The former US Open juniors champion has adapted quickly to the tour during 2025, a year she started barely in the world No.
Venus Williams has been given a wildcard for the Cincinnati Open, which kicks off on August 7. The 45-year-old returned to tour at the Washington Open winning her first match in sixteen months before her loss in the second round.
Qinwen Zheng is the only player to beat Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros in four years. It was in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics that Zheng caused the biggest upset at the venue, before later beating Donna Vekic to become a gold medalist.
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek survived a scare by rallying to a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over 12th-seeded Elena Rybakina on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open in Paris.
Aryna Sabalenka is well known for showing the lighter side of her personality off the tennis court. However, she has recently been involved in a heated debate surrounding the electronic line-calling system.
The Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers were the main women’s event of the week, with stars such as Elena Rybakina and Bernarda Pera among the key players who helped secure qualification for their nations.
The 2025 Australian Open saw the first upset in the women’s event. Qinwen Zheng, who was aiming to become the second Chinese woman after Li Na to win the tournament, was defeated by unseeded Laura Siegemund 7-6(3), 6-3 inside John Cain Arena on Wednesday (January 15).
The first Grand Slam of the 2025 season is set to begin at the Australian Open on Sunday (January 12). Players have already arrived for the event and are training hard to begin the year on a high.
The 2024 WTA Tour season has come to an end. The last tournament concluded this past week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Coco Gauff captured the WTA Finals for the first time in her young career.
Qinwen Zheng‘s extraordinary form this season is very much alive. The Australian Open runner-up defeated World No.4 Jasmine Paolini in the last Group match at the WTA Finals.
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus successfully defended her Australian Open championship, trouncing 12th-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.
Former World No. 2 Li Na had fans overwhelmed following her return to the 2024 Australian Open. The 41-year-old is currently competing in the Legends competition at the Grand Slam event.
For his final end-of-year piece, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks forward to next season. Rafael Nadal is scheduled to return to the ATP Tour any day now, in the run-up to the Australian Open.