DOHA, Qatar (AP) Beijing Olympics champion Elena Dementieva has announced her retirement from professional tennis after bowing out of the WTA Championships. Dementieva made the announcement Friday in ...

Just imagine: You're up on your opponent in an incredibly tight tennis match. It's your serve. You have break point. The moment is right to claim victory. ... and then a random cat wanders onto the ...

Two WTA champions have withdrawn from the Qatar Open just before play was set to begin, adding to a growing list of high-profile absences. Amanda Anisimova’s victory at the Qatar Open last year was a ...

The women’s singles draw at the 2026 Qatar Open has been revealed, with world No 4 Amanda Anisimova looking to defend her title at the WTA 1000 event. Several big names have pulled out of the event, ...

Seven of the Top 10 players in the PIF WTA Rankings are in Doha this week for the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. The tournament marks the season’s first 1000-level event on the WTA Tour Driven by ...

In a match that lasted two hours and 10 minutes, the 5th-seeded Andreeva, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament, lost to 10th-seed Mboko 3-6; 6-3; 6-7 DOHA, February 11. /TASS/.

Back-to-back WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Dubai delivered 1,000-point jumps for Karolina Muchova and Jessica Pegula, reshaping the 2026 Leaderboard heading into the Sunshine Swing. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

Alexandra Eala’s run at the Qatar Open ended early, with the Filipina bowing out in the opening round against Tereza Valentova. In the first-set tiebreak, Eala fought off three set points, hinting at ...

Watching Karolína Muchová glide and crush her way to the big title her tennis had so long promised, but never delivered, laid bare the beautiful contradictions of the sport. It can look effortless, as ...

Thankfully, the WTA didn’t drop much cash on its one statistical innovation this season, the “Power Index.” Walker described it as “lower hanging fruit,” something the tour could implement because of ...