
Pliskova crashes out to world 292
Anastasia Gasanova started 2021 looking to break into the top 200 but has already defeated WTA Tour stalwart Karolina Pliskova.

Gauff, Pliskova in Ostrava exits
From strong positions in the deciding set of their matches, Karolina Pliskova and Coco Gauff found a way to lose at the WTA Ostrava Open.

Kontaveit survives scare
Anett Kontaveit, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Maria Sakkari and Barbora Krejcikova booked their places in the second round of the Ostrava Open.

Svitolina into Strasbourg semis
The semi-finals line-up in Strasbourg will not be completed until Friday, with the last quarter-final suspended due to rain.

Sabalenka survives Blinkova scare
Katerina Siniakova is next up for Aryna Sabalenka, who overcame Anna Blinkova at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

Pavlyuchenkova edges into round two
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova battled into the second round at Strasbourg with a 6-3 7-5 win over Alison Van Uytvanck on Sunday.

Muguruza sets up Halep semi
Simona Halep was on court for just 47 minutes on Saturday so will be feeling fresh when she faces Garbine Muguruza in the Rome semi-finals.

Halep heads Rome last-eight line-up
Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep avoided upsets at the Internazionali d'Italia, as Garbine Muguruza swept Johanna Konta aside.

Azarenka crushes Kenin in Rome
It was a day to forget at the Internazionali d'Italia for Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, as she lost without winning a game.

Battling Bouchard falls short
Patricia Maria Tig was the beneficiary as Eugenie Bouchard failed to see out victory in the Istanbul Cup final on Sunday.

Osaka battles into last 16 of US Open
Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the US Open on Friday, requiring three sets to defeat 18-year-old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

Injured Osaka out of Western & Southern Open final
Japan's Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Saturday's Western & Southern Open final due to a left hamstring injury, meaning Victoria Azarenka takes the title by walkover.

Osaka into W&S Open final
Naomi Osaka is into the Western & Southern Open final, defeating Elise Mertens after another show of support for Black Lives Matter.

Sakkari steamrolls Serena
While Serena Williams departed, fourth seed Naomi Osaka booked her spot in the quarter-finals of the WTA Premier event.

Palermo Open suffers COVID-19 blow
An unnamed player must miss the first WTA event since March after testing positive for coronavirus ahead of the Palermo Open.

Halep set for Palermo green light
Simona Halep's hopes of competing in the Palermo Open look positive again, despite new quarantine rules being introduced in Italy.

WTA announces season restart for August 3
The WTA announced on Wednesday a plan to restart the suspended women's tennis season on August 3, at the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy.

WTA blow: Rogers Cup called off
The hard-hit women's tennis tour suffered a fresh setback with the loss of a major August event in Canada, won by Bianca Andreescu in 2019.

ATP and WTA suspend the tennis season until June 7
The ATP and WTA tennis seasons have been suspended until June 7 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the two tour organizers announced on Wednesday.

WTA Tour suspended until May 2
Tournaments in Stuttgart, Istanbul and Prague have been axed after the WTA Tour announced a suspension until May 2 amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Indian Wells off due to coronavirus
Amid concerns over the coronavirus, the Indian Wells Masters and Indian Wells Open have been called off.

Andreescu out of Indian Wells
There will be no 2020 Indian Wells title defence for Bianca Andreescu, who still has not recovered from her knee injury late last season.

Kenin saves match point to win
Jacqueline Cristian had former doubles partner Sofia Kenin on the ropes, but the Australian Open champion emerged triumphant in Lyon.

Kvitova beats Barty to set up Doha final
Petra Kvitova battled past world number one Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 on Friday to set up a Qatar Open final against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

Zarazua ends Mexican drought
Local wildcard Renata Zarazua upstaged Tamara Zidansek 6-2 3-6 6-2 en route to the final four in Acapulco on Thursday.

Maria Sharapova retires from tennis
Russia's Maria Sharapova has called time on her tennis career after 19 years.

Venus squanders seven match points
Venus Williams wasted seven match points in a first-round loss at the Mexican Open.

Barty through, Kenin out in Doha
Sofia Kenin's poor results continued on Tuesday, but Ash Barty had few problems reaching the last 16 in Doha.

Anisimova ousts Svitolina in Doha
Elina Svitolina's start to 2020 has not gone to plan, a defeat to Amanda Anisimova the latest setback for the world number seven.
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Svitolina into Strasbourg semis
The semi-finals line-up in Strasbourg will not be completed until Friday, with the last quarter-final suspended due to rain.

Sabalenka survives Blinkova scare
Katerina Siniakova is next up for Aryna Sabalenka, who overcame Anna Blinkova at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

Svitolina into quarter-finals
Elina Svitolina will face Jil Teichmann in the Internationaux de Strasbourg quarter-finals after overcoming Magda Linette on Tuesday.

Halep heads Rome last-eight line-up
Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep avoided upsets at the Internazionali d'Italia, as Garbine Muguruza swept Johanna Konta aside.

Azarenka crushes Kenin in Rome
It was a day to forget at the Internazionali d'Italia for Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, as she lost without winning a game.
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Peterson to meet Watson in final
Heather Watson has made her first WTA Tour final since March 2016, where she will meet in-form Rebecca Peterson.

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