https://www.scmp.com/rss/522041/feed Coco Gauff: A prominent American tennis player, Gauff has rapidly ascended the ranks, achieving a career-high world No. 2 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. Her significant accomplishments include winning the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open singles titles, alongside the 2024 WTA Finals and the 2024 French Open doubles. Known for her versatile, aggressive, and mentally tough playing style, she exhibits exceptional defensive skills and a powerful serve, making her a formidable competitor on... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 2 Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown. Sinner had to wait out rain delays before and during the match to complete his “Sunshine Double,” becoming the first man to sweep the elite hard-court tournaments in California and Florida since Roger Federer in 2017 and the first to do so without dropping a set. In fact, Sinner – who won Miami in 2024 but missed last year as he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348340/jannik-sinner-powers-past-jiri-lehecka-claim-sunshine-double-miami-open-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348340/jannik-sinner-powers-past-jiri-lehecka-claim-sunshine-double-miami-open-win?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:14 +0000 Tribune News Service,Associated Press Tribune News Service,Associated Press Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open women’s singles final on Saturday, winning 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to become the first player to accomplish the “Sunshine Double” since Iga Swiatek in 2022. The world No 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and followed up her win at Indian Wells with also taking Miami in the same season. Sabalenka took home the US$1.15 million winner’s cheque and became the fifth woman to complete the Sunshine... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348276/miami-open-aryna-sabalenka-seals-sunshine-double-win-over-local-favourite-coco-gauff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3348276/miami-open-aryna-sabalenka-seals-sunshine-double-win-over-local-favourite-coco-gauff?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:41:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse,dpa Agence France-Presse,dpa Jannik Sinner set a record for consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events as the Italian and Aryna Sabalenka kept their “Sunshine Double” dreams alive with emphatic victories at the ATP/WTA Miami Open on Monday. Sinner and Sabalenka are bidding to join an elite band of players who have won Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back, and arrived in Florida brimming with confidence after their respective victories in the California desert earlier this month. World No 2 Sinner beat French... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:05:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters A WTA tournament in Texas has unveiled ⁠a “rage room” for ⁠players to take out ⁠their frustrations away from the cameras after Coco Gauff’s racquet-smashing outburst at the Australian Open last month sparked debate about privacy at tournaments. Shortly after Gauff’s 59-minute quarter-final loss ‌to Elina Svitolina at Melbourne Park, the American went to the match call area and repeatedly smashed her racquet on the ground, unaware that it was being broadcast to viewers around the world. Novak... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344711/tennis-stars-can-blow-steam-rage-room-austin-event-shang-tries-it-out-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344711/tennis-stars-can-blow-steam-rage-room-austin-event-shang-tries-it-out-dubai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:16:35 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen has unfollowed her coach Pere Riba on social media, reigniting speculation that one of tennis’s most closely watched partnerships could be about to change again. Chinese fans quickly spotted that Riba no longer appeared among the accounts Zheng follows on Instagram, and the 23-year-old also added a quote from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche – “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how” – to her profile. Fresh doubts over the long-term future of the coaching... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3344492/tennis-star-zheng-qinwen-sparks-split-speculation-after-unfollowing-coach-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Reuters Reuters Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic joined a growing chorus of players demanding more privacy off the courts at the Australian Open after cameras captured Coco Gauff in a post-match meltdown that the American said should have been a personal ‌moment. After Gauff’s 59-minute quarter-final defeat by Elina Svitolina, the frustrated American retreated behind a wall near the match call area deep in the bowels of the stadium ‍to repeatedly smash her racquet on the ground. Unbeknown to the third seed,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341572/swiatek-joins-calls-player-privacy-australian-open-are-we-animals-zoo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341572/swiatek-joins-calls-player-privacy-australian-open-are-we-animals-zoo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a ball, as the next generation roared. Aryna Sabalenka surged through but Coco Gauff was forced to fight at Melbourne Park, where temperatures eased to 22 degrees Celsius after the brutal heat of a day earlier. Top seed Alcaraz was in ominous touch at Rod Laver Arena, dismissing the American Tommy Paul 7-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a masterclass. The 22-year-old plays home hope and sixth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341154/australian-open-alcaraz-has-djokovic-his-case-sabalenka-faces-hot-teen-prospect?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:30:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Reuters Agence France-Presse,Reuters Fast-rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has been racking up a lot of firsts in recent months – including winning the Hong Kong Open – with a clash against the top seed on centre court at a grand slam tournament only the latest. The 19-year-old came through a gripping battle with Denmark’s Clara Tauson 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 on Friday to make the last 16 on her Australian Open debut. It set up a blockbuster showdown on Sunday with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka – who beat Russian-born Anastasia Potapova... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340965/australian-open-hong-kong-champ-victoria-mboko-books-sabalenka-clash-alcaraz-gauff-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340965/australian-open-hong-kong-champ-victoria-mboko-books-sabalenka-clash-alcaraz-gauff-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:30:34 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Reuters Agence France-Presse,Reuters Top seed Aryna Sabalenka called her Australian Open record “crazy and surreal” after beating tricky Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan to reach the third round, while six-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was put through his paces by a German journeyman before swatting him aside on Wednesday. A near-flawless Coco Gauff also surged through as three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev also stayed alive, though he needed four sets to keep his grand slam dream on track at a cooler and overcast Melbourne... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340669/australian-open-gauff-shines-alcaraz-does-it-harder-sabalenka-beats-chinese-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340669/australian-open-gauff-shines-alcaraz-does-it-harder-sabalenka-beats-chinese-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:15:15 +0000 Xinhua,Agence France-Presse,Reuters Xinhua,Agence France-Presse,Reuters China’s Jerry Shang Juncheng opened his Australian Open campaign with a four-set win over former top-10 player Roberto Bautista-Agut on Monday, but Philippines trailblazer Alexandra Eala was unable to deliver for her adoring fans in a first-round defeat to the United States’ Alycia Parks. In the headline night match, Novak Djokovic began his hunt for a record ‌25th grand slam title with a 6-3, 6-2, ‍6-2 win over unseeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez, the Serb easing pre-tournament concerns about ⁠his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3340405/australian-open-chinas-jerry-shang-upsets-ex-world-top-10-player-power-round-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3340405/australian-open-chinas-jerry-shang-upsets-ex-world-top-10-player-power-round-2?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:35:45 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic launches his latest bid to win a record 25th grand slam crown while title contenders Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are also in action at the Australian Open on Monday. A bumper second day at Melbourne Park sees three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, home hope Alex de Minaur and fourth seed Amanda Anisimova also enter the fray. The 38-year-old Serbian great Djokovic faces Spain’s 71st-ranked Pedro Martinez in the final match of the day on Rod Laver Arena. A former world No 1, now ranked... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340357/australian-open-novak-djokovic-launches-latest-bid-record-25th-grand-slam-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340357/australian-open-novak-djokovic-launches-latest-bid-record-25th-grand-slam-title?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:20:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Amateur Jordan Smith sensationally upset a star-studded field to collect an A$1 million (US$670,000) prize on Wednesday by winning the pressure-packed “One Point Slam” ahead of the Australian Open. The innovative sudden-death contest at a sold-out Rod Laver Arena pitted 24 professionals led by Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff alongside 24 amateurs and celebrity wild cards. Each match consisted of just one point: win and you advanced, lose and you were out. The amateur... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3339912/amateur-stuns-stellar-field-win-one-point-slam-event-included-pop-star-jay-chou?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3339912/amateur-stuns-stellar-field-win-one-point-slam-event-included-pop-star-jay-chou?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:00:18 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Mandarin pop king Jay Chou will compete for an A$1 million (US$670,000) prize in the One Point Slam at the Australian Open, playing against top professionals such as world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner. Chou announced on Monday that he would play in the event on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday with a wild card. The One Point Slam, first held at last year’s Australian Open, pits 12 male and 12 female professional players against 24 amateurs – including... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339720/mandarin-pop-star-jay-chou-take-top-tennis-pros-australian-open-slam-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3339720/mandarin-pop-star-jay-chou-take-top-tennis-pros-australian-open-slam-event?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Olympic tennis champion Zheng Qinwen has withdrawn from this month’s Australian Open, saying on Thursday she is not yet fit enough to compete with the world’s best. A former finalist at the year’s opening grand slam, losing to current world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 in 2024, Zheng said pulling out of the tournament in Melbourne had been “incredibly difficult”. But the 23-year-old has played only briefly since undergoing elbow surgery after a first round defeat at Wimbledon last July, and she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3339185/chinas-zheng-qinwen-out-australian-open-says-shes-not-fit-enough-compete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3339185/chinas-zheng-qinwen-out-australian-open-says-shes-not-fit-enough-compete?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:27:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner turned 2025 into a gripping tug of war for tennis supremacy by carving up the grand slams for a second straight year, while the women’s game showcased depth and drama with four different major champions. Sinner’s dominant victory over Alexander Zverev at the start of the season helped him retain his Australian Open title and become the first Italian to capture three majors – moving past Nicola Pietrangeli, who won back-to-back French Opens in 1959-60. What... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3337729/year-tennis-sincaraz-rivalry-splits-mens-grand-slams-while-4-share-womens-titles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3337729/year-tennis-sincaraz-rivalry-splits-mens-grand-slams-while-4-share-womens-titles?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:16 +0000 Aaina Bhargava Aaina Bhargava Aryna Sabalenka is living her best tennis life – travelling the world, eating well, soaking up the sun and winning big. Most recently, she took home the 2025 US Open title after a season marked by triumphs and near misses. “It’s a great feeling,” says the world No 1. “It’s just fun to be here, to travel around the world, to compete and win. All of it. I’m just really enjoying my tennis life.” Sabalenka is in Hong Kong for the Prudential NextGen Aces panel and exhibition match, speaking about... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3330242/aryna-sabalenka-loving-hong-kong-steffi-graf-and-inspiring-young-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3330242/aryna-sabalenka-loving-hong-kong-steffi-graf-and-inspiring-young-players?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:32:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka is set to defend her title at next week’s Wuhan Open following a brief injury lay-off but local hero Zheng Qinwen is out. Sabalenka won her fourth grand slam crown in New York last month but missed this week’s China Open in Beijing with what she called a small injury. The 27-year-old from Belarus is expected to return to action for the WTA 1000 event in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where she is the reigning champion and a three-time winner. The main draw starts on Monday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327871/local-star-zheng-qinwen-out-wuhan-open-after-lay-aryna-sabalenka-defend-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327871/local-star-zheng-qinwen-out-wuhan-open-after-lay-aryna-sabalenka-defend-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:46:32 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Defending champion Coco Gauff is loving her interaction with fans at the China Open but would not mind a new nickname – something ferocious if possible. The French Open champion started her title defence in Beijing with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday, and will next face Leylah Fernandez in the WTA 1000-series tournament. Gauff has received a number of gifts this week and has been affectionately given two nicknames by the Chinese fans: “Fruit Salad Queen,” a reference to her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327082/ambassador-beijing-gauff-wants-new-nickname-chinese-fans-preferably-animal-based?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327082/ambassador-beijing-gauff-wants-new-nickname-chinese-fans-preferably-animal-based?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 07:16:10 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Zheng Qinwen is on the brink of making her return to competitive tennis after confirmation arrived from organisers that she would be playing in this week’s China Open in Beijing. China’s No 1 has been out of action since July, when she had surgery to fix an elbow injury that had plagued her season. Her last match was a defeat by Czech player Katerina Siniakova in the first round at Wimbledon that month. “Zheng Qinwen returns from injury, taking the court for the first time since Wimbledon in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3326345/zheng-qinwen-poised-comeback-week-china-open-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:13:47 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Naomi Osaka is bringing the Labubu fad to the US Open – all the way to at least the quarter-finals. Osaka has played four matches at the grand slam tennis tournament so far this year, each time toting a different version of the popular plush toy attached to her racquet bag. And she’s won each time, too, including a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff on Monday. At her post-match news conference, four-time major champion Osaka pulled her latest US Open Labubu – a shiny, silver one – from the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3323993/meet-naomi-osakas-us-open-labubus-althea-glitterson-billie-jean-bling-and-arthur-flashe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3323993/meet-naomi-osakas-us-open-labubus-althea-glitterson-billie-jean-bling-and-arthur-flashe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:49:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Naomi Osaka said using words such as “no education” and “no class” to criticise a black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the US Open on Thursday. Townsend, who is black, overcame 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in a tough second-round battle a day earlier. But the real tension came shortly after match point, when the pair verbally duelled at the net, with the Latvian repeatedly... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323624/us-open-naomi-osaka-steps-slam-jelena-ostapenko-over-heated-row-black-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3323624/us-open-naomi-osaka-steps-slam-jelena-ostapenko-over-heated-row-black-player?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:42:03 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong No 1 Coleman Wong Chak-lam suffered a straight-sets loss to Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday. The two fought out a close match, with each player holding serve at 40-30 four times in the first set. Ranked No 25 in the world, Humbert got the first set’s decisive break point in the fourth game, again winning after leading 40-30. Humbert immediately broke Wong again in the first game of the second set, but the world No 177 showed spirit, holding... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321349/coleman-wong-suffers-straight-sets-loss-second-round-cincinnati-open?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321349/coleman-wong-suffers-straight-sets-loss-second-round-cincinnati-open?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:30:08 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Alexandra Eala has a remarkable list of “firsts” at just 20 years old – among them, becoming the first Filipino woman to reach the main draw of Wimbledon in the Open era. Last week, Eala stepped onto the Centre Court for a first-round clash against former Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejčíková. Wearing Nike’s custom-made gift – a hair tie featuring a sampaguita, the Philippines’ national flower – Eala claimed the opening set 6-3, but the Czech player rallied to win the next two sets 6-2 and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3318081/meet-alexandra-eala-first-filipina-reach-wimbledons-main-draw-born-sports-loving-family-she-studied?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3318081/meet-alexandra-eala-first-filipina-reach-wimbledons-main-draw-born-sports-loving-family-she-studied?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 03:10:23 +0000 Agencies Agencies Top seed Aryna Sabalenka was given a tougher workout than she would have bargained for, but the top seed methodically dismantled Czech Marie Bouzkova 7-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday. As the sun played hide-and-seek with the grey clouds that hovered over Centre Court, Sabalenka kept knocking on the door in the opening set but was shut out by Bouzkova each time and dropped serve with a double fault in the 11th game. A frustrated Sabalenka let out a scream when she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316706/no-1-seed-aryna-sabalenka-sees-marie-bouzkova-reach-third-round-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3316706/no-1-seed-aryna-sabalenka-sees-marie-bouzkova-reach-third-round-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:51:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Wimbledon is a grass court grand slam organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The tournament was first held in 1877. Here is what you need to know about the year’s third major after the Australian Open and French Open: When is Wimbledon 2025 taking place? The Championships will run from June 30 to July 13. Where is Wimbledon taking place? Wimbledon is held in London every year. The three main showcourts at the All England Club are Centre Court, Court One and Court Two. Unlike the other... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3315920/wimbledon-2025-dates-schedule-and-seeds-and-where-watch-grass-grand-slam-tv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3315920/wimbledon-2025-dates-schedule-and-seeds-and-where-watch-grass-grand-slam-tv?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 08:00:13 +0000