Iga Swiatek defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the National Bank Open in Toronto, claiming her first WTA Tour title of the year and 26th overall. Swiatek controlled the match with consistent attacking tennis and few errors
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Canadian Open round of 16 and improve to 25-1 on hard courts this season. Jessica Pegula and Amanda Anisimova also advanced, while several doubles pairs exited early.
Top tennis stars will restrict their post-match Wimbledon media appearances to 15 minutes. Despite a 20% prize money hike, players are protesting revenue-sharing models, noting their 14.4% share falls below what players received a decade ago
Serena Williams made a winning return to professional tennis at Queen’s Club, partnering with Victoria Mboko in doubles. The 44-year-old, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, impressed in her first match since 2022, but remains undecided about playing at Wimbledon
Anna Kalinskaya survived a dramatic three-set thriller against Anastasia Potapova on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, saving multiple match points to win 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7) and secure her first-ever career quarter-final spot at the French Open
Tennis legend Venus Williams married Danish-Italian model and actor Andrea Preti in Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend. Williams, 45, recently became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match and plans to compete in her 33rd WTA season
Matches postponed on Thursday included Jessica Pegula vs. Karolina Muchova in the second round, Zheng Qinwen vs. Magdalena Frech, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Caroline Wozniacki.
Badosa secured her first victory since February's Doha tournament, marking a relief after grappling with injuries. Currently ranked World No. 80, she now holds a 5-5 record for the year.
