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Tennis: Gauff climbs to career-high on WTA rankings as Jabeur drops two spots 

American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff reached her highest-ever spot on the newly-released world tennis ranking on Monday. The 19-year-old, who recently defeated Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open and claim her first Grand Slam title, moved three places to third on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Gauff overtakes compatriot Jessica Pegula, who drops two places and is currently fifth in the...

Tunisian star Jabeur cruises into Wimbledon third round

Tunisian star Jabeur cruises into Wimbledon third round

Ons Jabeur moved into the Wimbledon third round with ease following her 6-1, 6-1 win over Zhuoxuan Bai on Friday . The second round tie was a very comfortable one for the Tunisian sixth seed and 2022 Wimbledon runner-up as she needed just 46 minutes to dispatch her Chinese opponent ranked 191st in the world and set up a last 32 clash with Canadian and 2019...

American-Nigerian Mmoh suffers Wimbledon defeat, Tiafoe progresses

American-Nigerian Mmoh suffers Wimbledon defeat, Tiafoe progresses

Michael Mmoh has been knocked out of the 2023 Wimbledon Championship following his straight-sets (7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4) defeat to Maximilian Marterer on Thursday. The 25-year-old son of Former Nigerian tennis professional Tony Mmoh had beaten Canadian-Togolese and world number 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round in four sets but faced a stern second-round test against his German opponent. The first set saw each player...

Dubai Open: Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to win title

Dubai Open: Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to win title

Barbora Krejcikova shocked World No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in straight sets at the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to win her first WTA title of the year and the sixth of her career. The world No. 30 ended the top seed's dominance and winning run in the Middle East as she became just the fifth player ever to defeat the top three players...

Dubai Open: Swiatek defeats Gauff, advances to final

Dubai Open: Swiatek defeats Gauff, advances to final

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek saw off American teenage sensation Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2, in straight sets to advance to the finals of the Dubai Free Tennis Championships. The top seed, who has yet to drop a set against Gauff, won the tie in 1 hour 28 minutes, improving her record against the 18-year-old to 6-0   Our first finalist in Dubai ✨ No.1 seed @iga_swiatek...