Tennis SA confirms its valuable partnership with Wiphold will continue to support the local women’s game for another year.
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Iga Swiatek Claims Fifth Straight Title
World No.1 Iga Swiatek’s successive run continues in Rome as she defeats Ons Jabeur in straight sets to win the Italian Open.
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Naomi Osaka Launches Evolve
Naomi Osaka, the world’s highest paid sportswoman with an annual sponsorship portfolio of 50 million Euros, launches her own agency, Evolve, in an unprecedented move for a top athlete.
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Team SA Qualify for Africa Junior Team Tennis Champs
South Africa’s U14 and U16 tennis teams win the ITF/CAT Southern African Junior Team Championship to qualify for the Africa Junior Team Tennis Championship.
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Ons Jabeur Becomes First Arab Player to Reach WTA 1000 Final
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur is the first Arab player to reach a WTA 1000 final, saying: “I tried to really impose my rhythm. I’m very happy with the level I played.” #gsportGlobal
Puneet Bhandal Introducing Young Girls to Tennis
London-based author and journalist Puneet Bhandal has introduced tennis picture books for girls to learn about the game from a young age. She also chats to Tlamelo Kganakga about the progress of women in the sport media space.
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Iga Swiatek Wins Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Title
World no.1 Iga Swiatek claims her fourth consecutive title defeating Aryna Sabalenka at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
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Bigger and Better: Rising Star Tennis Returns for Third Edition
BNP Paribas RCS Rising Star Tennis expands this season to reach more children and schools to make a bigger difference through social development initiatives as the programme returns for a highly anticipated third edition.
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Ashleigh Barty Signs Up for Golf Exhibition Tournaments
Former world no.1 tennis champion Ashleigh Barty fuels speculation that her post-retirement sporting career will focus on golf as she signs up for a series of exhibition tournaments.
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Wildcard Isabella Kruger Stuns Top Seed
South African wildcard Isabella Kruger upset tournament top seed Tessah Andrianjafitrimo to earn her first semi-final spot at an ITF $25,000 level tournament at Ilana Kloss International on Friday.
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Annette du Plooy Honoured with ITF Award for Services to the Game
Former South African tennis player, Annette du Plooy, receives the ITF Award for Services to the Game during the Tuks International ITF $60,000 World Tennis Tour.
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Iga Swiatek Makes History at Miami Open
Poland’s Iga Swiatek etches her name in tennis history becoming only the fourth and youngest player to win the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami Open in the same year.
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