https://www.scmp.com/rss/524425/feed The latest news and updates on Iga Swiatek, a Polish professional tennis player renowned for her aggressive, all-court style and powerful groundstrokes. She has achieved significant success, including five major singles titles: four French Open crowns (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) and one US Open title (2022). Swiatek became the first Polish player to win a major singles title and has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks. Her career highlights also include winning the 2023 WTA Finals... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Zheng Qinwen could face a tough draw at the French Open this weekend, after crashing out of the top 50 for the first time in almost four years. A drop of 21 spots in the latest rankings, which were released on Monday, has sent Zheng to 53rd in the world, meaning she will be unseeded for the year’s second grand slam. The Olympic gold medallist, who won at Roland Garros during the 2024 Games in Paris, could now face the likes of 2025 runner-up Aryna Sabalenka or four-time winner Iga Swiatek in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354054/chinas-zheng-qinwen-crashes-out-womens-top-50-faces-tough-french-open-singles-draw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3354054/chinas-zheng-qinwen-crashes-out-womens-top-50-faces-tough-french-open-singles-draw?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:05 +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 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China tennis star Zheng Qinwen has named former world No 8 Marcos Baghdatis as her new coach and dismissed talk of a split with former trainer Pere Riba, saying the Spaniard was just taking a break. Zheng had sparked rumours of a split with Riba after unfollowing her long-time coach on social media and posting the Nietzsche quote, “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how”, on a revamped profile. But speaking on Wednesday ahead of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, she said the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3345533/zheng-qinwen-adds-marcos-baghdatis-coaching-line-dismisses-talk-riba-split?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3345533/zheng-qinwen-adds-marcos-baghdatis-coaching-line-dismisses-talk-riba-split?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:08 +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 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Elena Rybakina took revenge over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win a nail-biting Australian Open final on Saturday and clinch her second grand slam title. The big-serving Kazakh fifth seed held her nerve to pull through 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne in two hours 18 minutes. It was payback after the Belarusian Sabalenka won the 2023 final between two of the hardest hitters in women’s tennis. The ice-cool Rybakina, 26, who was born in Moscow, adds her Melbourne triumph to her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341952/ice-cool-rybakina-gets-revenge-over-sabalenka-tense-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341952/ice-cool-rybakina-gets-revenge-over-sabalenka-tense-australian-open-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:39:12 +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 Associated Press Associated Press Novak Djokovic admitted he got lucky after opponent Lorenzo Musetti retired hurt on Wednesday to send him into his 13th Australian Open semi-final and a showdown with reigning champion Jannik Sinner, who called the Serbian great “an inspiration”. Earlier on day 11 in Melbourne, Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina both won in straight sets and will meet for a place in the final. In the women’s doubles, China’s Zhang Shuai and Belgian partner Elise Mertens beat Eri Hozumi of Japan and Wu Fang-hsien... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341519/australian-open-pegula-beats-anisimova-reach-semis-rybakina-foils-swiateks-grand-plans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3341519/australian-open-pegula-beats-anisimova-reach-semis-rybakina-foils-swiateks-grand-plans?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:07:21 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Reuters Agence France-Presse,Reuters Two-time reigning champion Jannik Sinner wasted no time in barrelling into the Australian Open third round with a demolition of home player James Duckworth on Thursday, as nature-lover Novak Djokovic strolled through and an erratic Madison Keys did enough to keep her title defence on track. Three players from China were in action on day five. Wang Xinyu made it to the third round of the Open for the first time, but Jerry Shang Juncheng missed out on the chance of joining her and facing Djokovic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340802/australian-open-chinas-wang-xinyu-third-round-first-time-djokovic-keys-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3340802/australian-open-chinas-wang-xinyu-third-round-first-time-djokovic-keys-win?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:48:49 +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 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are expected to continue their world domination in 2026, starting at the Australian Open, while Aryna Sabalenka is bubbling with confidence as she chases further grand slam success. The new season gets under way on Friday with the mixed-teams United Cup in Perth and Sydney, headlined by women’s world No 2 Iga Swiatek and men’s world No 3 Alexander Zverev. In Hong Kong, Coleman Wong Chak-lam will be joined by his fellow National Games medallists Wu Yibing and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3338256/alcaraz-sinner-set-elevate-rivalry-sabalenka-chasing-more-grand-slams-2026-tennis-season?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3338256/alcaraz-sinner-set-elevate-rivalry-sabalenka-chasing-more-grand-slams-2026-tennis-season?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:14:06 +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 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka has called the packed tennis schedule “crazy” and said the sport’s governing bodies had to “do something” about it. Speaking to the Post on the sidelines of the Prudential NextGen Aces event in Hong Kong, Sabalenka is one of several high-profile players to weigh in on the issue in recent months. Last month, world No 2 Iga Swiatek said the season was too long and too intense, and hinted she may skip some mandatory tournaments in the future, while men’s world No 1 Carlos... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329176/sabalenka-joins-calls-change-says-tennis-chiefs-have-fix-crazy-wta-tour-schedule?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3329176/sabalenka-joins-calls-change-says-tennis-chiefs-have-fix-crazy-wta-tour-schedule?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 03:00:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic threw up, Alexander Zverev poured sweat out of his shoe and Emma Raducanu quit her match with dizziness – and the bad news for the world’s top tennis players is that more baking weather is to come in China this week. Denmark’s Holger Rune called the temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) and humidity soaring past 80 per cent at the Shanghai Masters “brutal”. “Do you want a player to die on court?” Rune was heard to ask this week in the fierce conditions. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328253/chinas-temperatures-set-rise-tennis-finals-after-djokovic-vomits-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328253/chinas-temperatures-set-rise-tennis-finals-after-djokovic-vomits-again?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:35:01 +0000 dpa,Agence France-Presse dpa,Agence France-Presse Emma Raducanu believes she is moving in the right direction, but acknowledged it was hard to quickly get over two painful defeats to Jessica Pegula and Barbora Krejcikova last month. Raducanu squandered three match points in a last-16 tie with former Wimbledon champion Krejcikova at the Korea Open on September 18 before, a fortnight later, history repeated itself with the British No 1 unable to close out victory against Pegula. The 2021 US Open champion had a 5-2 advantage over world No 7 Pegula... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327928/wuhan-open-emma-raducanu-confident-she-moving-right-direction-after-painful-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327928/wuhan-open-emma-raducanu-confident-she-moving-right-direction-after-painful-defeats?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:00:10 +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 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Zheng Qinwen’s China Open came to an abrupt end on Monday, with the home favourite retiring in the deciding set of her third-round clash against Linda Noskova. The Chinese world No 9 had recovered from going a set down to draw things level, but was well behind in the third set when she called time on her first tournament since recovering from elbow surgery. Noskova was 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 up at that point and will now face Russia’s Anastasia Potapova for a place in the quarter-finals. Zheng said her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327280/zheng-qinwen-retires-china-open-quits-when-trailing-novoska-deciding-set?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3327280/zheng-qinwen-retires-china-open-quits-when-trailing-novoska-deciding-set?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:23:16 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Alexandra Eala paid tribute to her supporters after she made history on Sunday by becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a tennis grand slam match in the Open era. The 20-year-old staged a remarkable recovery to beat No 14 seed Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 in their first-round match, after the Dane led 5-1 in the third set. The New York metropolitan area is one of the largest Filipino diasporas in the western hemisphere, with more than 260,000 people claiming heritage from the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323020/filipino-tennis-star-eala-makes-history-us-open-first-round-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323020/filipino-tennis-star-eala-makes-history-us-open-first-round-win?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:17:55 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title and sixth grand slam on Saturday, proving emphatically that she has what it takes on grass. The Polish eighth seed, who has now won all six major finals in which she has competed, was in charge from the first point and wrapped up victory in just 57 minutes. The 24-year-old is Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive first-time women’s champion since Serena Williams won her seventh and final title at the All England Club in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3318011/swiatek-destroys-anisimova-6-0-6-0-win-first-wimbledon-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3318011/swiatek-destroys-anisimova-6-0-6-0-win-first-wimbledon-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:32:58 +0000 dpa dpa Amanda Anisimova will face Iga Swiatek for the first time as a professional in the Wimbledon final – but she has known for a decade that the Pole is a formidable foe. American Anisimova is the latest unexpected Wimbledon finalist in the women’s singles after defeating world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the last four. Yet in some ways it should be no surprise that the 23-year-old has found her way onto the sport’s biggest stage because it was where she appeared destined to be heading as a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317970/wimbledon-final-anisimova-ready-first-meeting-inspiration-swiatek?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317970/wimbledon-final-anisimova-ready-first-meeting-inspiration-swiatek?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Mirra Andreeva did not immediately realise she had won the match against world No 10 Emma Navarro at Wimbledon on Monday. “I kept telling myself I’m not the one who is up on the score, I am the one who is down,” she explained in her on-court interview, per The Independent. “That helped me to stay focused and in the end I completely forgot the score. I’m happy that I did it because I think I would have been three times more nervous on a match point.” Watched on by her tennis idol Roger Federer in... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317403/meet-mirra-andreeva-tennis-star-who-beat-emma-navarro-wimbledon-and-didnt-realise-first-18-year-old?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3317403/meet-mirra-andreeva-tennis-star-who-beat-emma-navarro-wimbledon-and-didnt-realise-first-18-year-old?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:23 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Novak Djokovic and world No 1 Jannik Sinner face their stiffest tests of the tournament on Monday as they aim to take another step towards a blockbuster semi-final face-off at Wimbledon. Djokovic, who has a record 25th gland slam singles title in his sights, meets Australia’s Alex de Minaur while Sinner faces the talented Grigor Dimitrov. Five-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek is the main attraction in a wide-open side of the women’s draw as she takes on Clara Tauson. Djokovic was in supreme... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317175/novak-djokovic-sinner-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3317175/novak-djokovic-sinner-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-wimbledon?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:13 +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