2025 WTA News & Gossip

[kskate2]

That was mime. She’s doing great things lately for the art circus…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The reason Rybakina isnt defending her title at the WTA500 Stuggart tournament is she is scheduled to represent Kazakhstan at the BJK Cup qualifers in Australia the week before.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Less than a year after retiring Alize Cornet is returning to professional tennis, the 35 yo Cornet has received a wild card into WTA250 Rouen tournament an indoor clay tournament next month

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Recent pictures on Instagram confirm beyond any doubt that Vukov is consistently working with Rybakina on her game.
An account named 'Rashidaaljasmi' which is dedicated to an uner 14 UAE national team player, posted the pictures of her and Vukov
A post from the account that Rybakina had used the private court (clay) in the UAE to train.Pictures were included, including one of Vukov with a bag while Rybakina drank some water.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paula Badosa has withdrawn from WTA500 Charleston ( back injury)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Charleston Open will become the first WTA Tour clay tournament to use Electronic Line Calling Live

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just looking at the entry list for Rouen WTA250 clay tournament, starting on 14th April,
As I posted before, the big news is the return of Alize Cornet, who is making her comeback after retiring at Roland Garros last year, she has received a wild card, along with Caroline Garcia.
Sloane Stephens the defending champion is not defending her title, I think she is still out with her foot injury, though Linette runner up is on the entry list.
Bianca Andreescu remember her? has entered the qualifying list, she is returning from a nine month lay off due to injury, her career has been stopped by injuries sad to say, when she is healthy she was one of the best players on the tour, injuries stalked her career even as a junior.Hopefully this year she can remain healthy.
Svitolina, Kenin, Noshkova Raducanu, are some of the players that have entered.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Victoria Azarenka posted via social media,
There isnt any long term damage to her shoulder, Vika had to retire in her match in Miami against Karolina Muchova, but it will still take a bit of time to recover fully, she has started rehab and training

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Some Breaking News, Friday 28th March.
Daria Kasatkina will represent Australia in her professional tennis career from now on.Kasatakina has posted on social media the following,
" I am delighted to let you all know that my application for permanent residency has been accepted by the Australian Governament. Australia is a place I love, is incredibly welcoming and a place I feel totally at home. I love being in Melbourne, and look forward to making my home there.
I am proud to announce that I will be representing my new homeland Australia, in my professional tennis career from this point on".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top Ten, Monday 31st March,

1. Sabalenka 10,541 points
2. Swiatek 7,470
3. Gauff 6,063
4. Pegula 5,796
5. Keys 4,949
6. Paolini 4,843 (+1)
7. Andreeva 4,775 (-1)
8. Zheng 4,135 (+1)
9.Badosa 3,821 (+2)
10.Rybakina 3,808 (-2)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Race after Miami,

1. Sabalenka 3,580
2. Keys 3010
3. Andreeva 2,565
4. Swiatek 2,315
5. Pegula 1,811
6. Tauson 1,365
7.Rybakina 1,320
8.Anisimova 1,266

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

While we are in a rain delay in Miami for the Womens Doubles final,
Just looking at the WTA500 Charleston tournament, it always gets the players tick of approval as a well organized tournament and as I posted previously it will be the first WTA Tour clay tournament to use Electronic Line Calling Live,
There are a lot of seeded players that have again not entered this year, probably due to the fact that Miami has just been completed
Absent are,
Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff, Paolini, Andreeva ( she is playing in the doubles final at Miami), Badosa (injured) Rybakina ( change of playing schedule)
Pegula is still in, though she was in the ladies singles final, I doubt she will withdraw, Keys, Zheng and Navarro ( her father owns the tournament) are the top seeds.
Wow some last minute withdrawals,
Cristian
Haddad Maia ( illness)
Linette
Kessler (back)
Sun
Sherif
Zarrazua ( knee)
Townsend

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Charleston Open March 31 - April 6

I have done potential QFs,
Pegula (1) vs Collins (7)
Zheng (3) vs Shnaider
Navarro (4) vs Anisimova
Keys (2) vs Kasatkina (5)

Danielle Collins is the defending champion.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jasmine Paolini has parted with her long time coach Renzo Furlan, ( they were together for 10 years ) Jasmine hasnt named a new coach as yet going into the clay season

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Charleston Open,
Tuesday 1st April,
Suspended match,
Kenin v Pera to be completed, Kenin leading 4-2 1st set

Defending champion Danielle Collins stars her defense against fellow American Montgomery
Other seeded players,
Madison Keys (2) Amanda Anisimova (8) are also in action

Collins, Keys and Anisimova all won their matches in straight sets

 

[kskate2]

Jasmine Paolini has parted with her long time coach Renzo Furlan, ( they were together for 10 years ) Jasmine hasnt named a new coach as yet going into the clay season

I don't like this. She should dance with the partner that got her to the mountaintop

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don't like this. She should dance with the partner that got her to the mountaintop

From what I read she felt she needed another coach after 10 years together, and was frustrated by her performances so far this year compared to last year., though her best performance so far this year was at Miami, as yet no new coach.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Charleston
Matches, 2nd April,

Seeds in action today,
Pegula (1) Zheng (3) Navarro (4) Kasatkina (5) Shnaider (6)
All the tops seed have little trouble in their matches,
Bencic (17) and Stearns (16) the seeds that were defeated.

BTW,
Maria Sakkari will fall outside the Top 80 now with her loss today to Zheng, hard to imagine her returning to the Top 10!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff announces that she will leave Federer's TEAM8 management firm and will launch "Coco Gauff Enterprises" under WME which owns IMG.
WME/IMG also represents Serena Williams, Alcaraz, Swiatek, Raducanu among other tennis players

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Charleston,
Round 16 Matches,
April 3,

Anisimova (8) vs Putintseva (10)
Navarro (4) vs Krueger (15)
Pegula (1) vs Tomljanovic
Keys (2) vs Kalinskaya (14)
Kastkina (5) vs Kenin
Shnaider (6) vs Alexandrova (9)
Collins (7) vs Ostapenko (11) Popcorn Match!
Zheng (3) vs Mertens (13)

Note:
Lucy Safarova/B.Mattek Sands have made the QFs in the doubles, they will play the 3rd seeds, Dolehide/Krawczyk