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Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has defended her "conscious choice" to address the plight of her country during the trophy presentation.
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Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has defended her "conscious choice" to address the plight of her country during the trophy presentation.
Jannik Sinner set up a blockbuster Italian Open final with Carlos Alcaraz by beating Tommy Paul 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 on Friday.
Tennis chiefs revealed that "angry gamblers" accounted for almost half of abusive social media posts targeting top tennis stars.
The WTA suspended activities in China in December 2021, when former world doubles number one Peng briefly disappeared.
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk lashed out at the tennis world's response to the Russian invasion of her homeland.
The WTA said it was still not convinced of Peng's wellbeing. "We remain steadfast in our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation."
Tennis stars threw their support behind the WTA's move to suspend its tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai.
World number one Novak Djokovic said he supports "fully" the Women's Tennis Association's decision to suspend its tournaments in China.
"Peng Shuai displayed incredible courage in describing an allegation of sexual assault against a former top official," said Simon, of the WTA.
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he was “absolutely confident” the tournament will start next week despite a fresh coronavirus case that halted warm-up...