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Wimbledon clears Russian and Belarusian players for 2023 tournament

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at the season's third Grand Slam event at Wimbledon as well as other British grass court tournaments after the All England Club (AELTC) and Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) on Friday jointly opted to reverse their bans on players from…

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World No. 2 Sabalenka upset in the Miami Open as 74th-ranked Cirstea reaches semis

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Not only did 74th-ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania upset World No. 2 Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday in a Miami Open quarterfinal to reach her first semifinal in a Masters 1000-level tournament in 10 years, she did it as one of the oldest women on the…

Miami Herald

Peng Shuai’s Condition Is Still Unknown. And the WTA Will Soon Have to Choose: Principle or Profit?

The tour has effectively boycotted China since she went missing 17 months ago—but key decisions on the future schedule loom.

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Mailbag: The Value of Villains, Doubles and Big Personalities

Jon Wertheim answers questions about Jelena Ostapenko’s polarizing nature, Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon chances and more.

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Russian Qualifier Upsets Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in Miami

Russian qualifier Varvara Gracheva overpowered fourth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-2, 6-2 on Friday in the second round of the Miami Open. Jabeur, who is ranked fifth in the WTA, twice sought assistance from the training staff. She has been slowed by a knee injury this year, perhaps playing a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake hands with Russian opponent at Miami Open

The Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Anastasia Potapova after she was beaten 6-1, 6-3 by the Russian in the Miami Open second round

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian tennis star refuses handshake after losing to Russian opponent

Marta Kostyuk refused to shake the hand of Anastasia Potapova after defeat at the Miami Open. The Russian recently sparked outrage for wearing a Spartak Moscow shirt at Indian Wells

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Ukraine tennis star refuses Russian rival’s handshake after kit row and makes WTA claim

Russian tennis star Anastasia Potapova received an official warning from the WTA Tour after being pictured arriving for an Indian Wells match wearing a Spartak Moscow football shirt

Daily Mirror

Locker-room hate: Tennis champ says she did nothing to deserve backlash

Belarussian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka received "hate" from people in the sport over Belarus' role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The New Daily

Miami Open players say Russia-Ukraine war has led to 'hate' and tension in locker room

MIAMI — It was a picture-perfect Tuesday at the Miami Open. The sun was shining. The women’s main draw got underway. Fans sampled international cuisine and took selfies with some of their favorite players on the practice courts.

Miami Herald

Teenage tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz passes Djokovic to return to No. 1 for Miami Open

Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old tennis superstar from Spain, regained the world’s No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic on Monday after trouncing Daniil Medvedev on Sunday night at Indian Wells, and is set to play his opening match on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Miami Herald

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev sorry for Ukrainian players amid Tour tensions over war

One Ukrainian player withdrew from the tournament while a Russian player has been warned for wearing a Spartak Moscow shirt.

The Independent UK

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev ‘feels sorry’ for Ukrainian players competing amid war

The world No 6 reacted to comments made by Iga Swiatek that Ukrainian players should be given more support while the compete amid war

The Independent UK

Why a Recent WTA Private Equity Deal Isn’t Necessarily Bad for Women’s Tennis

Jon Wertheim weighs in on the new deal, Seb Korda’s status and the return of the Hopman Cup.

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The Independent UK

Russian player sparks outrage at Indian Wells after wearing Spartak Moscow shirt

Iga Swiatek has led criticism of Russia’s Anastasia Potapova after she wore the shirt before her third-round match

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swiatek Calls for More Support for Ukrainian Players

World number one Iga Swiatek has called for more support to be offered to Ukrainian players on the women's tour after Lesia Tsurenko said she withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells due to a panic attack. Tsurenko said the attack was triggered by a chat…

The Independent UK

Lesia Tsurenko had ‘panic attack’ after chat with WTA chief left her ‘shocked’

Tsurenko said she was “absolutely shocked” by comments from Steve Simon about tennis’ response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian star withdrew from clash against Belarusian opponent due to "panic attack"

Lesla Tsurenko was set to take on Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka at the Indian Wells Masters, but the 33-year-old pulled out of the arranged match on Sunday

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Daily Mirror

Full Swing and Break Point to land second Netflix series amid Drive To Survive success

The two behind-the-scenes programs on the giant streaming platform will return next year for some more fly-on-the-wall action with the it's some of its biggest players

The Independent UK

Tennis still leads the way in women’s sport thanks to Billie Jean King’s example

June will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the WTA as tennis players now dominate the world’s highest earning female athletes

The Independent UK

Tennis still leads the way in women’s sport as WTA nears 50-year anniversary

June will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the WTA.

The Guardian - UK

Iga Swiatek still the one to beat at Indian Wells but challengers lining up

The Pole is world No 1 but Aryna Sabalenka won the Australian Open and Barbora Krejcikova beat Swiatek in Dubai

The Independent UK

WTA Tour: Women’s tennis set for £125m investment from CVC

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners are heavy investors in sport

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake Russian rival's hand after WTA title win

The Ukrainian tennis star enjoyed her greatest achievement in the game so far by securing her first title win against an opponent she did not engage with in the traditional manner post match

The Independent UK

Ukrainian tennis star refuses handshake after beating Russian opponent

Kostyuk has been critical of Russian players who have not condemned the invasion of Ukraine

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