WTA

Players frustrated over extra day in quarantine

The first groups of quarantined players began leaving their accommodation on Thursday evening, Melbourne time, while others still locked up…

4 years ago

Lockdown no handicap for golf mad Barty

World No. 1 Ash Barty took to golf to keep her eye in during her absence from the WTA tour,…

4 years ago

Kenin ‘fit and ready’ to defend her crown

Defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin has moved on from the "disappointments" of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic and says…

4 years ago

Green light for Miami Open

The Miami Open tournament is set to go ahead at the Hard Rock Stadium complex from March 22 to April…

4 years ago

Russian players banned for life

Russian tennis players Alija Merdeeva and Sofia Dmitrieva have been banned from all competitions for life due to their involvement…

4 years ago

Serena backs AO quarantine rules

Serena Williams has told US TV host Stephen Colbert the quarantine rules ahead of the Australian Open are "super, super…

4 years ago

Barty enjoys quarantine-free build-up to AO

World No. 1 Ash Barty says she is enjoying her quarantine-free preparation for the Australian Open in Melbourne. "It’s very…

4 years ago

Hygiene the name of the game at Melbourne Park

In a sign of the times, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Open has announced a new partnership with Initial as the official hygiene…

4 years ago

Lockdown Cup added to AO calendar

An extra WTA event for players serving the 14-day hard lockdowns in Melbourne is to be added to the calendar…

4 years ago

Yastremska Anti-doping ban confirmed – out of AO

Darya Yastremska  has failed to overturn  the provisional Anti-doping ban imposed on  her on 7 January 2021 and will  miss…

4 years ago