Noskova bests Gauff to reach WTA Finals semis, Americans battle for second spot
Linda Noskova became the first to qualify for the semifinal round of the 2026 WTA Finals, defeating Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hour and 15 minutes on Tuesday.
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Linda Noskova became the first to qualify for the semifinal round of the 2026 WTA Finals, defeating Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hour and 15 minutes on Tuesday.
Jannik Sinner plans to return from injury at an exhibition event at the end of December as part of his preparations for the Australian Open.
Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her Brazilian playing partner Luisa Stefani opened the WTA Finals doubles tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Monday with a straight-sets victory over Belgian Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai of China.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Karolina Muchova 7-6 (2), 7-5 for her first win at the 2026 WTA Finals on Monday. The former world No. 1, who will next face No. 3 seed Mirra Andreeva, got through two close sets to beat Muchova in 1 hour, 53 minutes.
Gabriela Dabrowski’s year started with ample uncertainty. It’s ending with the 34-year-old Canadian hovering near the top of the women’s doubles tennis rankings after one of the best seasons of her career.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his late-season surge by beating Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Paris Masters final on Sunday for his second straight title and fifth of the year.
Top-ranked Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the WTA Finals for medical reasons before the season-ending championships begin.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu lost 7-6 (4), 6-3 to Spain’s Leyre Romero Gormaz in the women’s singles tennis final at the Cali Open on Saturday.
Ben Shelton rallied from a break down in the deciding set to beat Luca Van Assche 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the Paris Masters final on Saturday.
Ben Shelton won an all-American matchup against Tommy Paul on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters for the first time.
Jannik Sinner’s partnership with coach Darren Cahill is ending after a spell that saw the Italian win five Grand Slam titles and achieve the No. 1 ranking.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu advanced to the semifinals of the clay-court WTA 125 Cali Open on Thursday.
Alexander Zverev’s tenure as the No. 1 in men’s tennis started with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez withdrew from the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury.
British tennis player Jodie Burrage has received death threats and a torrent of abuse on social media after she was defeated in her first main-draw singles match on the WTA Tour in 16 months.
Top-ranked Elena Rybakina and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka head their respective singles groups for the WTA Finals, with Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula landing in the same group.
Record seven-time champion Novak Djokovic overcame a scare late in the second set to beat big-serving Valentin Vacherot 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
It turns out that winning 22 Grand Slam titles and a record 14 French Open trophies doesn’t make putting the kids to bed any easier.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov will not be advancing at the Paris Masters.
An appearance in the final of the Pan Pacific Open has helped move Canada’s Leylah Fernandez back into the top 20 in the WTA Tour’s world rankings for the first time in over four years.
Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime has dropped six spots to No. 13 in the latest ATP men’s tennis rankings.
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