WTA News and Gossip 2020

[MargaretMcAleer]

Former world no 24 player,Jamie Hampton has announced her retirement,due to nagging injuries at age 30.

 

[Hoergren]

Tennis Channel ONLINE right now from a small tournament in Florida

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

According to Forbes,

Naomi Osaka,the 22 year old Japanese tennis player racked up $37 million in earnings in the past year,more than any other female athlete in history.
Osaka earned $37.4 million the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements,$1.4 million more than Serena Williams,setting an all time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year,Maria Sharapova previously held the record with $29.7 million in 2015 (I knew I picked the wrong career lol).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Credit One Bank Invitational will begin in Charleston,SC, on June 23.Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands serving as captains for 16 singles matches and eight doubles contests.Bianca Andreescu (2019 USO champion) and Sofia Kenin (2020 AO champion headlining the available pool of players.This event will be on Tennis Channel.

 

[AnonymousFan]

The Credit One Bank Invitational will begin in Charleston,SC, on June 23.Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands serving as captains for 16 singles matches and eight doubles contests.Bianca Andreescu (2019 USO champion) and Sofia Kenin (2020 AO champion headlining the available pool of players.This event will be on Tennis Channel.

excellent!

watching UTR series today with Ajla Danielle Alison Amanda

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The Credit One Bank Invitational will begin in Charleston,SC, on June 23.Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands serving as captains for 16 singles matches and eight doubles contests.Bianca Andreescu (2019 USO champion) and Sofia Kenin (2020 AO champion headlining the available pool of players.This event will be on Tennis Channel.

Is this some kind of exhibition? or is this the annual Charleston clay tourney? I guess former.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Is this some kind of exhibition? or is this the annual Charleston clay tourney? I guess former.

Yes,this event will raise funds for the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) frontline healthcare workers.
Charleston,Volvo Open which was cancelled due to COVID-19 was to celebrate it's 20th year,this year.

 

[Hoergren]

Tournament in Prague - 26.5 - 28.5 - draw

 

[Hoergren]

All streaming from the tournament in the Czech republic can be seen on You Tube - here you can follow and see the first matches_

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pohár+prezidentů&fbclid=IwAR16IzdWVzUYZ7X8ctvSblBa3DYQSrf_YtnZj7mi3MQ5QKGfBu0X98Nx7UY

 

[the AntiPusher]

Personally I cannot see Maria come back to the tour regardless if the tour resumes later in the year.Her current ranking of No 366 in the world and her continued shoulder problems and her age are big factors.

you're probably correct now since she will not be able to collect those huge appearance fees

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jelena Jankovic will play mixed doubles with Novak Djokovic in his Adria Tour exhibition on June 12th.This will be the first time she has played tennis in front of a crowd since her last match in 2017.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Luxembourg,scheduled for late October cancels due to Coronavirus Protocols.The recommendations concerning the new rules by the WTA,regarding safety and hygiene make it impossible for us to hold an event that would adhere to these conditions.We are therefore forced to postpone the 25th Anniversary Edition of the WTA tournament in Kockelscheuer until the autumn of 2021.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Dominka Cibulkova and her husband Michal welcome their first child,their son Jakub Navara.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just got confirmation that Simona Halep is not playing US Open and Asia tournaments.She will play only in Europe for the rest of the year.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I really hope Serena's weight is down.. Serena's mobility may have been enhance by the shelter in.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar - Tennis Panorama

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar WTA – ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA (June 17, 2020) – Subject to appropriate governmental and health-related approvals, the WTA has announced a plan for the WTA Tour to return to play this season. Competition is provisionally scheduled to begin the week of Monday...

www.tennispanorama.com

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

From Christopher Clarey on Twiiter,

US Open tournament director Stacey Allaster says that Serena Williams has had a new court constructed at her house with the new Laykold, US Open hardcourt surface.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Happy Birthday to Venus Williams who turns 40 years young today!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar - Tennis Panorama

WTA Tour Updates Provisional Calendar WTA – ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA (June 17, 2020) – Subject to appropriate governmental and health-related approvals, the WTA has announced a plan for the WTA Tour to return to play this season. Competition is provisionally scheduled to begin the week of Monday...

www.tennispanorama.com

It is currently anticipated that tournaments will be held without fans and each tournament will have a limited footprint with players and essential personal only.....from WTA Insider.

 

[Hoergren]