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Victoria Mboko walloped Naomi Osaka to win the Canadian Open 2025 tournament. (AP)

Who is Victoria Mboko, Canadian teenager who beat four Grand Slam champions in Montreal to set new Open Era record

August 08, 2025 10:00 am

Canadian Open 2025: Aged 18 years and 11 months, Victoria Mboko is only the second youngest woman to beat four Grand Slam winners in the same tournament after Serena Williams (17y 11m) at the US Open in 1999.

Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva in a heated exchange. (Screengrab/Tennis Channel via X)

WATCH: Putintseva tells Sakkari 'Go F*** Yourself!' in heated exchange at Bad Homburg Open

June 23, 2025 11:59 am

The war of words started after Sakkari beat Putintseva, 7-5, 7-6(6), for just her third Top 30 this season and went for a handshake when the Kazakh avoided eye contact and left the playing court before muttering something that riled up the Greek.

A complaint about smelly opponent, a potential collab with deodorant brand: Bizarre incident involving world no 111 Harriet Dart

April 16, 2025 5:45 pm

British number four Harriet Dart had complained about her opponent needing deodorant during the Open de Roune. She later apologised.

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty for India at the Billie Jean King Cup

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty - 3 wins from 3 matches in Billie Jean King Cup matches at Pune

April 11, 2025 2:19 pm

Hyderabad's 21-year-old tennis player completed a hat-trick in India's 2-1 win against Hong Kong in their third tie at Pune on Thursday

Russian, Belarusian players denied entry for Prague WTA event

July 28, 2023 6:28 pm

The Prague Open starts on Monday and was expected to see a handful of Russian and Belarusian players, including Evgeniya Rodina of Russia or Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, competing as neutrals, without any national flag or symbol.

Alcaraz jumps Djokovic, returns to No 1 in ATP rankings; Medvedev No 2; Swiatek leads WTA

May 23, 2023 10:18 am

Djokovic has spent more weeks at No. 1 than anyone — man or woman — in the history of the sport's computerized rankings.

'Hope she is OK': Anne Keothavong hopes Peng Shuai safe but says WTA's China return good for the game's finances

April 14, 2023 12:33 pm

"From a tennis perspective, hopefully it'll be a welcome return," said Keothavong. "I don't know whether they've been able to investigate in the way they would have liked, but tennis is a business.

Women's tennis works to safeguard against predatory coaches

March 20, 2023 6:41 pm

“Safeguarding is about emotional abuse. Physical abuse, as well. And it's not just coach-athlete,” said lawyer Lindsay Brandon.

Top-ranked Swiatek named WTA Player of the Year

December 12, 2022 9:04 pm

Poland's Swiatek went on a superb 37-match winning run and won the French and U.S. Opens as well as titles at Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome and San Diego.

WTA Finals: Who qualified for the year-end championships in Fort Worth?

October 22, 2022 11:35 am

Following Maria Sakkari's late triumph in Guadalajara on Friday, the eight-player signles list for the Finals is now decided.

9 men killed in Chennai construction site had left Assam to build a better life

India4 hr ago

Nine young men from the Dimasa tribe, working at a construction site in Tamil Nadu, were killed when a concrete arch they were working on collapsed. The brothers Provit and Sorbojit Thaosen were among the victims, along with four others from their village. The incident highlights the lack of employment opportunities and low wages that force many from their villages to work as migrant workers.

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