The US Open is right around the corner, as the stars of the ATP and WTA Tour prepare for the final Grand Slam of the year. World number ones Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka will return to defend their titles in New York as the heavy favorites in 2025. That’s not to say they won’t be challenged, however, as the …
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Victoria Mboko’s run through one of the most important competitions in women’s tennis ended where it inevitably — and impossibly — seemed like it might all along. And what a place she chose to do it. On Thursday night in Montreal, in the Canadian Open final, Mboko staged another comeback to rise out of a one-set hole and shake off …
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Amanda Anisimova enjoyed a stellar Wimbledon campaign up until the final, where she was heavily beaten. The American star produced one of the shocks of the year in the semifinals, when Anisimova knocked out Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Advancing to her first major final, Anisimova took on five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek. Struggling from the very first ball …
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After a 16-month absence, former World No. 1 Venus Williams is returning to action on the Hologic WTA Tour. The 45-year-old American superstar accepted a main-draw wild card into the WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, D.C. Main-draw play at the hard-court event kicks off on Monday, July 21. “I’m excited to accept a wild card to the …
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