Barbora Krejcikova beat an out-of-sorts Iga Swiatek 6–4 6–2 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to end the top-ranked Pole’s winning run in the Middle East swing and capture her first WTA title of 2023 and sixth overall. “It means a lot. It was a great week and I was improving in every…

Ninth-seeded Daria Saville of Australia is on to the final of the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby after her would-be opponent in the semifinals withdrew due to a shoulder injury on Thursday in Quebec. Saville breezed past Xiyu Wang of China 6–3, 6–0 in 73 minutes in the quarterfinals and was slated to face Ukrainian…

No. 1 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia dropped a first-set tiebreak before coming back to win a marathon over Belgium’s Greet Minnen 6–7 (4), 6–4, 6–2 on Monday in first-round action at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby in Granby, Quebec.   Kasatkina won despite committing 12 double faults and Minnen serving five aces. Kasatkina…

With the top six seeds eliminated, seventh-seeded Jessica Pegula advanced Friday into the semifinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto by defeating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, 6–3, 6–3. Pegula won 81.6 percent of her first serve points and needed to save only one break point while winning in an hour and 21 minutes. The…

Two of the top three seeds fell Thursday in third-round matches at the National Bank Open in Toronto, with unseeded Beatriz Haddad Maia knocking off No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and No. 14 Karolina Pliskova taking out third-seeded Maria Sakkari. Haddad Maia, of Brazil, delivered an inspired effort to hang on to defeat the Switzerland’s…

TORONTO—Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn’t smile. She didn’t wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in….

American Coco Gauff outlasted Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6–4 6–7(8) 7–6(3) in a marathon second round clash at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, while world number one Iga Swiatek sailed past Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6–1 6–2. The 18-year-old French Open finalist cruised through the first set with four aces, breaking Rybakina in the seventh game,…

GUADALAJARA, Mexico—Garbiñe Muguruza’s trip to Mexico started last week with a taste of tequila. After winning the WTA Finals on Wednesday, it ended the same way. Muguruza defeated Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–5 in the final for her first title at the WTA’s elite, season-ending championships. She became the oldest champion at 28 since Serena Williams…