WTA

Halep to shoot back to sixth after Toronto title
- By Bill Scott
- . August 14, 2022
Double Grand Slam winner Simona Halep completed a Canadian title hat-trick on Sunday as she beat talented newcomer Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 on Sunday to

Serena still the star attraction
- By Peter Rowe
- . August 14, 2022
THE US Open has seen a rush for tickets after Serena Williams announced last week she would retire from the game after appearing at the

Brazilian surprise for Halep in Canada
- By Bill Scott
- . August 14, 2022
Beatriz Haddad Maia dropped a Brazilian bomb on the WTA Toronto Masters as she put out former finalist Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 7-6(7) on Saturday to

Swiatek swept away in windy loss
- By Bill Scott
- . August 12, 2022
Beatriz Haddad Maia laid on an upset of the world No. 1 as the Brazilian defeated Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday for a

Bencic sends Serena home in Toronto
- By Bill Scott
- . August 11, 2022
Serena Williams bid farewell to Canada as the soon-to-retire champion went down to defeat 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to Belinda Bencic in the Toronto Masters second

Gauff gutted – but tennis life will go on post-Serena
- By Bill Scott
- . August 9, 2022
Coco Gauff knew the end was near for the career of Serena Williams, with the teenager ranked 11th on the WTA still sorry to see

Serena dropping trail of retirement breadcrumbs
- By Bill Scott
- . August 9, 2022
Serena Williams has indicated the end of her two-decade tennis career may be coming into sight in an article she wrote for fashion magazine Vogue.

US Open ‘considered’ banning players
- By Peter Rowe
- . August 9, 2022
US Open organisers considered copying Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The USTA debated barring players

Serena survives marathon game to start with Toronto win
- By Bill Scott
- . August 8, 2022
Serena Williams shook off the rust after 18 months away from the hardcourts to post a 6-3, 6-4 opening win on Monday at the WTA Toronto

Tweet and sour vaxx reaction
- By Peter Rowe
- . August 7, 2022
JELENA Djokovic is no stranger to criticism on social media, protecting husband Novak, especially through his refusal to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. A