Kruger Leads SA Hopes as ITF Tennis Returns to Pretoria on Tuesday
South Africa’s top-ranked player Isabella Kruger will lead a five-member South African contingent when they face international competitors at the second successive ITF World Tennis Tour W50 tournament in Pretoria starting on Tuesday
Unseeded Lina Glushko prevails in Both Singles and Doubles Wiphold Int Championship Finals
Israel’s unseeded Lina Glushko wrapped up a spectacular all-round effort to win the singles and doubles titles of the Wiphold International at TuksTennis in Pretoria on Saturday
Unseeded Lina Glushko Takes on Manon Leanord in Wiphold Int Final
The unseeded Lina Glushko continued her impressive run at the ITF W50 women’s tournament by stunning top seed Laura Pigossi of Brazil in their semifinal on Friday to earn a place in the final of the Wiphold International on Saturday
Top Seed Laura Pigossi Too Good for Isabella Kruger at Wiphold Int in Pretoria
Isabella Kruger had to work hard to put up a fight on Thursday, but she was delighted to gain more valuable experience, losing her quarter-final tie against tournament top seed Laura Pigossi in Pretoria on Thursday
Isabella Kruger Digs Deep to reach Wiphold International Quarterfinals
SA No 1 Isabella Kruger held her nerve to defeat Ekaterina Shalimova in three sets at the $40,000 Wiphold Int. tournament in Pretoria on Wednesday, and will face Brazilian top seed Laura Pigossi for a place in the semifinals
South Africa’s Lilitha Ndungane and Isabella Kruger Remain in Hunt for the Hiphold Int. Trophy in Pretoria
Teenager Lilitha Ndungane and SA No 1 Isabella Kruger were the two local players keeping their title hopes alive at the $40,000 Wiphold International women’s tournament, in Pretoria on Tuesday
SA Stars to Face International Elite at Wiphold International in Pretoria
With the initial rounds settled, teenager Lilith Ndungane and four more SA qualifiers join 27 elite tennis players from around the world in the first of two successive Wiphold International women’s tournaments in Pretoria from Tuesday
Aryna Sabalenka Defends Australian Open Title in Dominant Fashion
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended her Australian Open title after defeating Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2 in a masterful performance that overpowered ‘Queen Wen’. She’s the 1st woman to secure back-to-back wins since Victoria Azarenka in 2013.
KG Montjane’s Bid for a Singles Title Continues as She Bows Out of Australian Open
Kgothatso Montjane’s journey at the Australian Open has come to an end but one of South Africa’s greatest Tennis players can be proud of the effort she put in. As she continues her journey to winning more titles on the grand stages, SA remains behinds her.
Kgothatso Montjane Cruises into Australian Open Semi-Finals
Kgothatso Montjane dispatched Japan’s Manami Tanaki 6-2, 6-0, for a place in the semi-final round of the Australian Open. Montjane is determined to secure her maiden Grand Slam singles title, and why not at #AO2024
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka Set Up Scintillating Semi-Final
Coco Gauff scraped past Marta Kostyuk to reach her first Australian Open semi-final, and she is set to battle defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in her quest to win a second successive Grand Slam, after winning the 2023 US Open
Kgothatso Montjane through to Australian Open Quarter-Finals
Kgothatso Montjane is through to the Quarter-Finals of the 2024 Australian Open after fourth-seeded Momoko Ohtani retired in the second set of their first-round tie, at Melbourne Park in Australia on Tuesday