2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga Swaitek is the only player in history to win both a GS final and a WTA1000 final ( Rome against Pliskova) with a 60 60 scoreline

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Qinwen Zheng has had arthroscopic surgery on her right elbow,she says it will be a short break and will return to the tour asap

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lois Boisson who had a great run at RG making the SFs, has just reached her first WTA250 tour final defeating Yastemska in the SF in Hamburg she will play A.Bondar in the final

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA500 draw has just been completed for Citi DC Washington
Venus Williams WC will play Peyton Stearns in her first match, tough match, remember Venus hasnt played for more than 1 year, if she survives she either will play a Q or Frech next.
The top 4 seeds will receive a bye they are Pegula, Navarro, Rybakina and Tauson
Venus will be teaming up with Hailey Baptiste in the doubles
Rybakina will team up with the Wild Card Queen in the doubles

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations to Lois Boisson who won her maiden WTA250 tour title in Hamburg defeating Bondar 75 63
Remember Boisson had that great run to the SF at RG this year
Lois is headed for her Top 50 debut with this win, up to # 44 in the live rankings
I must say the winning trophy looked like a long cardboard box, one of the ugliest trophies I have seen !

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Top 100 Career Highs, Monday 21st July,

44. Boisson
64 Sierra

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Citi DC Washington
Matches Monday 21st July,
Note the top 4 seeds receive a bye, Pegula, Navarro, Rybakina and Tauson for the 1st round.

V.Mboko WC vs Potapova
L. Fernandez vs M.Sakkari WC
M.Linette (8) vs D.Collins
M.Frech (50 vs Strarodubtseva Q

Some Doubles Matches,

V.Williams/H.Baptiste WC vs E.Bouchard/Ngounoue WC
Wild Card Queen/Rybakina vs Mihalikova/Nicholls

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

A solid win from Victoria Mboko who was given a late WC into Washington she defeated Potapova in straight sets 62 64
Vicky will play Rybakina next she will be looking for her first Top 20 win

Fernandez d Joint 63 63 Leylah will have to cut down on her UFE in her next match against Pegula the No 1 seed, Leylah 13 W and UFE 26
Sakkari d Boutler 63 64
Linette (8) d Collins 75 64
Frech (5) d Starodubtseva 62 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Qinwen Zheng has withdrawn from the USO ( not unexpected since she just had a procedure on her elbow) Leolia Jeanjean moves into the main draw

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just watching Vee and Hilary in their doubles match, some excellent shot making from both ladies and Vee hit a 190km/h first serve,
Vee and Hilary win the 1st set 63 over Bouchard/Nhgounoue
Vee in a yellow coloured dress which suits her to a 'tee'
Venus still packs out a stadium, seeing she hasnt played tennis in over 1 year.
Easy win for Vee and Hilary 63 61!

In the other doubles match
Wild Card Queen/Rybakina d Mihalikova/Nichols 26 76(4) 11-9

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Citi DC Washington tournament,
Matches July 22nd,

S.Kenin (6) vs H.Baptiste
M.Kostyuk (7) vs E. Raducanu
V.Williams vs P.Stearns
Maria vs T.Townsend
Osaka WC vs Y.Putintseva
Kessler vs Dolehide
Kalinskaya vs Rakhimova

 

[lomaha]

There's an update to the entries for the US Open Mixed tournament - and some withdrawls..

It look's lige Jannik Sinner and Emma Navaro is the highest ranked team combined - and Rune and Anisimova the 2.

https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-06-17/team_entries_announced_for_2025_us_open_mixed_doubles_championship.html

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There's an update to the entries for the US Open Mixed tournament - and some withdrawls..

It look's lige Jannik Sinner and Emma Navaro is the highest ranked team combined - and Rune and Anisimova the 2.

https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-06-17/team_entries_announced_for_2025_us_open_mixed_doubles_championship.html

I wonder if we will see more withdrawals before the mixed doubles does actually start, my guess is we will
Katerina Sinikova, who's applied for a wild card to get into the USO Mixed Doubles ( Katerina won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles this year) had this to say and I happen to agree with her 100%
" When 2 world number ones in doubles dont get into the tournament there's probably nothing more to say about it".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Venus Willams You Are A National Treasure!
BTW It is the first time Venus has spoken about her fiancee
Venus said,
" My fiancee is here. He really encouraged me to keep playing. Do you know how hard it is to play tennis.It's 9 to 5 except your're running the whole time"
Venus is to get married around the end of the year to 37 yo Italian Andrea Preti actor/producer, they were first linked together July 2024, seen boating in Nerano Italy, along the Almafi Coast

Match Results 22nd July,
Kenin (6) d Baptiste 63 76(4)
Raducanu d Kostyuk (7) of course no 'eye contact' at the net from the Drama Queen 76(4) 64
V.Williams National Treasure d Stearns 64 64
Maria d Townsend 64 75
Osaka d Putinseva 62 75
Dolehide d Kessler 67(3) 75 63
Kalinskaya d Rakhimova 62 63

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Citi DC Washington,
Matches Wednesday 23rd July,

M.Linette (8) vs A. Kalinskaya
E. Navarro (2) vs M. Sakkari WC
E.Rybakina (3) vs V. Mboko WC
C.Tauson (4) vs C.Dolehide Q

Doubles match
V.Williams/H.Baptiste WC vs T.Townsend/S.Zhang (2)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW,
With her win yesterday in Washington, Venus Williams became the 'second oldest woman player at age 45' to win a singles match, Martina Navratoliva at age 47 at Wimbledon in 2004 is currently the oldest.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Danka Kovinic (MNE) has withdrawn from the USO
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) moves into the main draw.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Citi DC Washington results,
Wednesday 23rd July,

Kalinskaya d Linette (8) a good performance from Anna, confident serving, clean solid groundstrokes 28 W 18 UFE,
1st Washington QF since 2019, after all her health struggles this year, the best performance I have seen from Anna.

In the doubles match,
Townsend/Zhang (2) won the match over Williams/Baptiste WC 64 36 10-6
Townsend won the doubles title in Washington last year

In a tightly contested match, Tauson fought back from a set down to defeat Dolehide 36 75 64

WC Maria Sakkari takes out the No 2 seed Navarro in straight sets 75 76(1)

Rybakina (3) d WC Mboko 63 75 Elena's brave ball striking paid off against a dangerous opponent in Mboko

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Venus Williams has accepted a main draw wild card into WTA1000 Cinncy
Caty McNally received a main draw wild card into WTA1000 Cincy

 

[lomaha]

WTA500 Citi DC Washington results,
Wednesday 23rd July,

Kalinskaya d Linette (8) a good performance from Anna, confident serving, clean solid groundstrokes 28 W 18 UFE,
1st Washington QF since 2019, after all her health struggles this year, the best performance I have seen from Anna.

In the doubles match,
Townsend/Zhang (2) won the match over Williams/Baptiste WC 64 36 10-6
Townsend won the doubles title in Washington last year

In a tightly contested match, Tauson fought back from a set down to defeat Dolehide 36 75 64

WC Maria Sakkari takes out the No 2 seed Navarro in straight sets 75 76(1)

Rybakina (3) d WC Mboko 63 75 Elena's brave ball striking paid off against a dangerous opponent in Mboko

Yes a hard fought match for Tauson. It will be an interesting re-match between her and Kalinskaya in the next round. They met recently at Wimbledon.