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WTA Stuttgart: Swiatek slayer Rybakina reels off third title of 2024, beats Kostyuk

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina shows the trophy during the victory ceremony after winning against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the final match at the...

2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina racked up a third WTA title of the season, less than 24 hours after outlasting world no. 1 Iga Swiatek to extend her impressive deciding set record, swatting aside a wasteful Marta Kostyuk display to seal the Stuttgart spoils as the race to Roland Garros continues. Continue reading “WTA Stuttgart: Swiatek slayer Rybakina reels off third title of 2024, beats Kostyuk”

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WTA Stuttgart: Swiatek holds her nerve vs. Raducanu, as Rybakina rematch beckons

Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts as she plays against Britain's Emma Raducanu during their quarter-final match at the Women's Tennis Grand Prix WTA...

World number one Iga Swiatek remains on course for a third consecutive Stuttgart title, after enduring more peaks and troughs than usual before finding her best level in the clutch moments late to oust 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu during their competitive quarter-final matchup. Continue reading “WTA Stuttgart: Swiatek holds her nerve vs. Raducanu, as Rybakina rematch beckons”

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WTA Stuttgart: Ostapenko awesome as she swats Raducanu aside within an hour

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain looks dejected during day four of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart 2023 at Porsche Arena on April 18, 2023 in...

After both had their Miami tournaments end prematurely last month, they returned to clay this week. It was the 2017 French Open champion who wasted no time and produced 26 winners as her aggressive style of tennis proved too hot for the 20-year-old Brit to handle during a one-sided battle of Major titlists. Continue reading “WTA Stuttgart: Ostapenko awesome as she swats Raducanu aside within an hour”