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Forbes No.1 Again: Coco Gauff’s Brand Outpaces the Entire Field
Coco Gauff’s backhand still pays the bills—but her brand is doing the heavy lifting now. For the second year running, the 21-year-old has been named Forbes’ highest-earning female athlete, underlining a financial ascent that has become as reliable as her presence near the top of the WTA rankings. With estimated earnings of $33M in 2025,…
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Inside Sabalenka’s 2025 Formula: The Team, the Truths and the Discipline Behind World No.1
Aryna Sabalenka’s dominance in 2025 did not come from brute force alone. It was engineered—carefully, relentlessly—by a support team that understood how thin the line is between supremacy and self-destruction at the top of the game. Behind the world No.1’s second straight season of control sat a tightly run operation led by performance coach Jason…
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Brisbane Crowded, United Cup Loaded—and Zheng Missing: Where the WTA Elite Begin 2026
If January is about telling signals rather than collecting silverware, the opening fortnight of 2026 is already doing plenty of talking. The world’s best have largely converged on Australia and New Zealand, but not in identical ways—and the choices made by Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova hint at sharply different priorities…
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Jasmine Paolini’s 2025: Proof of Belonging — and the Limits That Remained After Rome
Jasmine Paolini owns one of the most unusual emotional engines in the top 10. When points turn cruel — and this is the most brutal sport on the planet — she often laughs to herself, not in denial but in defiance. When things swing her way, she doesn’t calm down. She lights up. She hops,…
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Mirra Andreeva’s 2025: Russia’s Most Talented Teen Looked Unstoppable — Until the Season Pushed Back
We’ve now reached the part of the year that always feels like the sport’s proper reckoning: the top-10 assessments, served up just before Christmas, when the glow of highlight reels gives way to cold, honest detail. And here’s the delicious bit of tension: between No. 7 Jasmine Paolini and No. 8 Madison Keys there were…
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Fan Favorite Again: Why Zheng Qinwen’s Toughest Season Still Belonged to the People
Zheng Qinwen did not spend much of 2025 winning matches, lifting trophies, or commanding the sport’s spotlight. Yet for the second straight year, the fans voted her their favorite anyway—a reminder that connection, not just scorelines, still counts in women’s tennis. Popularity That Outran the Results Zheng’s back-to-back WTA Fan Favorite Awards underline how firmly…
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Swiatek Brings Christmas to the Kitchen Before the Australian Swing
Iga Swiatek’s off-season has briefly shifted from baseline drills to baking trays. From her home in Poland, the world No.2 shared a glimpse of her Christmas build-up on Instagram Stories, posting photos of an afternoon spent making traditional holiday cookies. It was a softer snapshot from a player more often associated with ruthless efficiency than…
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Belinda Bencic’s 2025: The Swiss Resurrection — From No.421 to Camp IV on Everest
Belinda Bencic began 2025 parked at No.421, a ranking that usually signals an ending rather than a beginning. What followed was not a miracle sprint or a nostalgia tour, but a steady, oxygen-thinning climb back into relevance. By October, she wasn’t at the summit of the sport — but she was firmly at Camp IV,…
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Kalinina Ends Bucsa’s Run as Jacquemot Survives Friedsam Swing to Reach Limoges Final
Limoges has a way of making indoor hard courts feel like a glass box: if your timing is a fraction off, everyone can see it. On Saturday, the top seed found that out the hard way — and the home favorite had to dig deep to keep a French storyline alive. Kalinina Keeps It Clean…
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Clara Tauson’s 2025 Season Assessment: The Big-Hit Breakthrough That Finally Held
Clara Tauson didn’t so much announce herself in 2025 as reintroduce herself — louder, fitter, and with a new habit of winning the tight ones. World No.12 by October wasn’t the product of one hot week. It was built on repeated proof that her power game can survive the long season, not just the highlights.…
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Emerson Jones and Maya Joint Lead the Way as Australian Tennis Awards Spotlight the Women’s Game
Australian tennis delivered a familiar message earlier this week: the next phase is already underway — and it’s being driven by young women with momentum, clarity and results to match. At the Palladium Ballroom inside Crown Casino Melbourne, the 2025 Australian Tennis Awards recognised achievements across the sport, from grassroots to the elite level. But…
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WTA and Mercedes-Benz Strike Landmark Deal That Signals a Bigger, Bolder Future for Women’s Tennis
Andrea Petkovic didn’t bother easing the room in. She walked onto the stage at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, glanced at the assembled executives, legends and cameras, and immediately punctured the formality with her trademark dry humor. A half-mangled introduction of Roger Federer followed. Laughter did the rest. It turned out to be the perfect…
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‘It Was Very Touching’: Petra Kvitova Given Emotional Farewell at Golden Canary Gala
Petra Kvitova walked back into the Czech tennis spotlight not as a competitor, but as a legacy. Just months after her retirement, the two-time Wimbledon champion was the emotional center of the Zlatý kanár (Golden Canary) Gala in Přerov — and the room knew it. The annual ceremony, staged by Tenis magazine and the Czech…
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Lilli Tagger Keeps Moving as 2026 Comes Into Focus
Lilli Tagger has chosen motion over pause. With the season barely in the rear-view mirror, the 17-year-old Austrian has relocated to Dubai, not for a reset but for continuity, treating the weeks after her breakthrough year as an extension rather than an ending. The choice fits a player whose 2025 season recalibrated expectations. Junior success…
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Linda Noskova’s 2025: The Year She Kept Climbing, Losing Narrowly, and Learning Fast
Linda Noskova’s 2025 season wasn’t built on one incandescent fortnight. It was built on accumulation — wins stacked carefully, losses absorbed without panic, and a ranking climb powered more by repetition than revelation. By October, she had played 63 matches, reached three finals, beaten multiple top-10 players, and learned — often the hard way —…
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A Flag, a Stage, and a Season to Prove It — Alexandra Eala Carries the Philippines Into SEA Games Spotlight
Alexandra Eala walked into Bangkok with a flag on her shoulders and a season on her résumé — and neither felt like borrowed weight. The 19-year-old described carrying the Philippine flag at the opening ceremony of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games as the “honor of a lifetime,” a moment that landed somewhere between personal pride…
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Svitolina’s 2025: The Year She Turned Defence Into a Deadline
Svitolina didn’t spend 2025 chasing her old peak like a nostalgia act. She played it like an accountant with a grudge — every rally audited, every loose service game filed as unacceptable, every opponent forced to keep proving they could hit the same shot twice. What made the season bite wasn’t just volume. It was…
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“Even a Junior Beats Me”: Muguruza’s Brutally Honest Take Fuels Sabalenka–Kyrgios Debate
Garbiñe Muguruza has never been one for polite myths. As anticipation builds for Aryna Sabalenka’s exhibition clash with Nick Kyrgios, the former world No.1 has cut cleanly through the noise — and the conclusion is uncomfortable for anyone chasing a fantasy matchup. With the Dubai showmatch between Sabalenka and Kyrgios being marketed as a modern-day…
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Rybakina, Vukov and the Noise: How Riad Turned a Season of Doubt into a Statement of Power
Elena Rybakina didn’t just win the WTA Finals in Riyadh. She walked straight through one of the loudest controversies of the season and left it echoing behind her. All Ways Lead to… Stefano Vukov For months, the conversation around the former Wimbledon champion had little to do with forehands or first-serve percentages. It revolved around…
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Naomi Osaka’s 2025: From Rust to Queens of New York Again
Naomi Osaka didn’t come back to make up the numbers. She came back to test a simple, ruthless question: Can my A-game still bend the sport?By the end of 2025, the answer wasn’t a throwback fairytale, but something more interesting: a season in three acts where she rebuilt her base, re-learned the grind, and reminded…
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“I knew I’d have to bust my ass, but I was ready for that” — Anisimova’s Year of Reinvention
Amanda Anisimova did not so much climb back to the top of women’s tennis as hammer her way through the ceiling. A season that began with quiet optimism ended with the most complete year of her career: two Grand Slam finals, two WTA-1000 trophies, and a return to the world’s top five. Not bad for…
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Why Mercedes-Benz Signed Coco Gauff: Strategic Pivot Behind a Power Partnership
Luxury carmakers seldom move without a clear economic motive, and Mercedes-Benz’s decision to sign Coco Gauff — already the world’s highest-paid female athlete — is no exception. The partnership arrives as Mercedes navigates shifting U.S. market conditions and intense competition with BMW. It also comes at a time when premium brands must fight harder for…
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Maya Joint Eyes 2026 Breakthrough After Stunning Rise Into WTA Top 32
Every breakout season has a moment where promise hardens into proof, and for Maya Joint that moment arrived long before the world fully caught on. The 19-year-old Australian didn’t burst onto the scene so much as glide into the elite, stringing together results with a poise far beyond her age. Now, with two WTA titles,…
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Liudmila Samsonova’s 2025: Power, Volatility and a Grass-Court Breakthrough
Liudmila Samsonova’s 2025 was the tennis equivalent of a thunderstorm: loud, streaked with brilliance, occasionally blowing itself out far too early. In a Top 40 season series where consistency is gold, she gave us something different — volatility with teeth, underpinned by one of the most explosive first strikes on the WTA Tour. Hard Courts:…
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Sloane Stephens Plots a 2026 Comeback: ASB Classic Return, Ranking Climb and a Fresh Start in Auckland
For Sloane Stephens, the next chapter begins not with fanfare but with quiet determination. After two seasons spent wrestling with injuries, inconsistency and an alarming rankings plunge, the former US Open champion has chosen Auckland as the place to reset her career. The decision signals intent: Stephens is not easing towards retirement but actively building…
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Inside the Off-Season: Keys, Pegula and Brady Reveal the Truth About Exhibitions — And the Sabalenka vs Kyrgios Showdown
Exhibitions may sit on the fringes of the tennis calendar, but for players they often reveal far more than a routine week on tour. In a refreshingly frank episode of Players Box, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula and Jennifer Brady peeled back the curtain on the off-season’s travelling roadshow — the invitations, the incentives, the unspoken…
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From Seeded to Squeezed Out: Katie Boulter Faces Melbourne the Hard Way After Ranking Freefall
Katie Boulter used to stride into Melbourne Park like she belonged. This January, she’ll arrive with a wristband, a locker key — and no guarantee of a place in the main draw. A Season That Unravelled Too Quickly A year ago she was the No. 22 seed, a regular presence at the big events, the…
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Paolini Turns to Errani for 2026 — A Champion Partnership Reinvented for the Singles Arena
There’s a certain inevitability when a partnership works this well: eventually, it spills beyond the doubles alley. Jasmine Paolini has now made it official — Sara Errani, doubles foil, Olympic co-conspirator, and tactical savant, will join her coaching team for 2026. A natural extension of a duo that’s spent two seasons winning more than most…
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Sorana Cirstea Opens Up on Choosing Her Final Season — A Fresh Mindset Inspired by an 80-Year-Old Lady
Sorana Cirstea has spent nearly twenty years wrestling with the sport that shaped her. Now, at 34, she has finally made peace with an idea she once rejected outright: ending her career on her own terms. In a strikingly open conversation on the Tennis Insider Club podcast, the Romanian laid out why 2026 will be…
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Twenty Years Later, Cirstea Chooses Her Final Chapter
Sorana Cirstea has never been one for dramatic exits, but her announcement still carried a jolt: after two decades on tour, the Romanian shot-maker has decided 2026 will be her final season. At 35, with a résumé that stretches back to her teenage breakthrough, she told fans on Instagram that they have “one more year”…