2026 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

After more than 35 years Athens is back on the WTA Tour drives by Mercedes Benz
The WTA250 Athens Open takes place the weeks July 13 2026, replacing the Jiangxi Open

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The draw for WTA1000 Rome will take place on May 4 at 11am

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

36 yo Austrian player Sevastova has announced her retirement
Sevastova reached world No 11, won 4 WTA titles and in 2018 made the US Open SFs.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Raducanu still does not have a regular coach, she has had a short spell at the Ferrer Academy in Spain, where Andrew Richardson is the academy's head coach. Apparently Raducanu has linked up with Andrew Richardson again, who coached her to the US Open as a teenage qualifer. There are no plans for the 2 of them to work together during the clay court season or beyond.
Raducanu will train at the Foro Italico on Saturday, she hopes to be fit to play next weeks Italian Open

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top Ten ( after Madrid) Monday 4th May,

1. Sabalenka 10,110
2. Rybakina 8,555
3. Swaitek 6,948 (+1)
4. Gauff 6,749 (-1)
5. Pegula 6,136
6. Anisimova 5,985
7. Andreeva 5,985
8. Paolini 3,722 (+1)
9. Mboko 3,531

WTA Top 100 Movers,

15 Kostyuk Career high
25 Baptiste Career high
29.Cristian Career high
30. Li Career high

WTA Top 8 Race to the Finals ( after Madrid)

1. Rybakina 4103
2. Sabalenka 4015
3. Pegula 2970
4.Andreeva 2713 (+2)
5.Svitolina 2460 (-1)
6. Muchova 2270 (-1)
7. Mboko 1937
8. Gauff 1923

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

19 yo Akasha Urhobo wins the USTA RG Wild Card Challenge and will play in the 2026 Roland Garros main draw.

 

[the AntiPusher]

New WTA Top Ten ( after Madrid) Monday 4th May,

1. Sabalenka 10,110
2. Rybakina 8,555
3. Swaitek 6,948 (+1)
4. Gauff 6,749 (-1)
5. Pegula 6,136
6. Anisimova 5,985
7. Andreeva 5,985
8. Paolini 3,722 (+1)
9. Mboko 3,531

WTA Top 100 Movers,

15 Kostyuk Career high
25 Baptiste Career high
29.Cristian Career high
30. Li Career high

WTA Top 8 Race to the Finals ( after Madrid)

1. Rybakina 4103
2. Sabalenka 4015
3. Pegula 2970
4.Andreeva 2713 (+2)
5.Svitolina 2460 (-1)
6. Muchova 2270 (-1)
7. Mboko 1937
8. Gauff 1923

Do you think Alycia Parks will make it back to the top 50? My mixed doubles partner call AP my girlfriend because I’m so smitten with her for obvious reasons …my lawd that lady is so FINE!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Do you think Alycia Parks will make it back to the top 50? My mixed doubles partner call AP my girlfriend because I’m so smitten with her for obvious reasons …my lawd that lady is so FINE!

Parks has to work on increasing her consistency to get back to the Top 50, and defending points in 2026, she does hold one of the fastest serves in the game

 

[the AntiPusher]

Parks has to work on increasing her consistency to get back to the Top 50, and defending points in 2026, she does hold one of the fastest serves in the game

Parks hitting partner/mentor is you know who.. Queen Serena.. I think she falls in love with hitting the big points when in essence what makes champions is the ability to take something off the ball and put a little more spin underneath. There's a drill my tennis coach taught me years ago.. the ABCs or the Alphabet drill.. Regardless of what the score is the goal is to hit the ball 26 times while always returning to the proper recovery point. The big 3 plus Andy and Stan and the great ladies champions do it so well. I would say the Coco does it the best on the WTA as far as keeping the ball in play with that HOF legendary defense of hers... It takes a lot of endurance and patience..Ash Barty was the GOAT