The opening match of the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga has been postponed due to bad weather alert amidst recent floods in Spain, Afrosport reports. The Polish world number two, Iga Swiatek, was set to represent her country in the opening match, against Spain, after being added to the squad last minute despite not being named on the list of participants in September. The tie...
Coco Gauff booked a place in the semifinal at the ongoing WTA Finals with a famous win over defending champions Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. The American overcame the second seed Pole 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets to confirm her spot in the last four alongside world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. GAUFF 🤜🤛 GOKU@CocoGauff gets her second win over Swiatek to remain...
US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has overtaken Iga Swiatek at the top of the latest WTA rankings, ending the Pole’s 11-month stay at the number one position, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner reaches the top of the rankings for the second time in her career having previously had an eight-week stint between September and November 2023. Reclaiming the throne 👑@SabalenkaA overtakes Swiatek and...
World number one Iga Swiatek has appointed former Naomi Osaka trainer, Wim Fissette, as her new coach, Afrosport reports. Swiatek parted ways with former coach Tomasz Wiktorowski earlier in the month after three seasons together with the Pole. Belgian Fissette, who recently worked with Osaka, has also coached former Grand Slam winners Kim Clijsters and Angelique Kerber in the past. "I want to say that I’m...
Women's tennis world No. 1, Iga Swiatek, announced on Friday that she has parted ways with her coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, after a three-year collaboration. Wiktorowski joined Swiatek’s team at the start of the 2022 season, having previously coached Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska. The 43-year-old tutored the younger Pole to four of her five career Grand Slam titles, including leading her to three of her victories in...
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