The women’s tennis tour has been without a title sponsor since 2010, but the medical diagnostics company Hologic has agreed to a multiyear deal with the WTA.
Category: Women’s Tennis Assn
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How to Watch the U.S. Open Final: Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka Play for the Championship
Gauff, 19, is the first American teenager to reach the singles final in New York since Serena Williams in 2001.
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How to Watch the U.S. Open Final: Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka Play for the Championship
Gauff, 19, is the first American teenager to reach the singles final in New York since Serena Williams in 2001.
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U.S. Open Draws Pave the Way for a Rematch of Djokovic vs. Alcaraz in Final
Novak Djokovic, the No. 2 seed, does not have an easy path to a 24th Grand Slam title, and neither does Iga Swiatek, the defending women’s champion.
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Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come
The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond.
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At Wimbledon, Is It Time for Hawk-Eye Live To Replace The Line Judges?
Line judges made incorrect calls in the first week that changed the trajectory of matches for Andy Murray, Bianca Andreescu and Venus Williams, among others. Is it time to give computers the job?
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Women’s Tennis Tour Approves Deal for Pay Equity by 2033
The WTA Tour approved a plan to achieve pay equity at its biggest tournaments. But it won’t be fully implemented until 2033.
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Sabalenka Skips French Open News Conference Citing Her Mental Health
The Belarusian player faced questions about the war earlier in the week from a Ukrainian reporter. On Friday, with the tournament’s blessing, she did not attend her post-match news conference.
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The Same Work but a Lot Less Pay for Women. Welcome to Tennis in 2023.
At the Italian Open, women will compete for less than half as much money as the men. Organizers say they intend to fix that, but not for two years.
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WTA Lifts Suspension on Tournaments in China
The tour had paused events there after concerns about the Chinese star Peng Shuai went unresolved, but Steve Simon, its chief executive, said a different approach was needed.
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Pam Shriver’s Fight to End Sex Abuse in Women’s Tennis
The New York Times – Sports:The 21-time Grand Slam doubles champion is doing four-way duty as a television commentator, a coach, an ally to sexual abuse survivors and an agitator for changing the game’s culture.