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☆ How being a mom changes the game for elite tennis players
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Eryn Mathewson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If she’s successful, Wozniacki, 33, would join a short list of mothers who have reached the finals of a grand slam, or won. But the rule limits how many grand slams players can enter, something that tennis pro Taylor Townsend of Chicago would like to see changed. No matter what level of income a player earns, the training required to compete and win at the elite level in tennis is intense. “It’s certainly hard enough to win a grand slam without having a child going, ‘Mom, when are you coming back?’ ” Stubbs told CNN. “Serena … I think she wanted to win the grand slam as a mom more than anything,” she said.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki’s, Tatiana Prozorova, Petra Kvitová, Jennifer Brady, Coco Gauff, —, Wozniacki, “, ”, ‘, she’s, Serena Williams, Olympia, Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki, Jada, Australia’s Margaret Court, Naomi Osaka, Terry Holladay, Taylor Townsend, Townsend, Rennae Stubbs, “ It’s, ’ ” Stubbs, Karolina Pliskova, “ Serena …, Christine Stromberg, She’s, Kate Ackerman, Wu Tsai, ” Ackerman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Vogue Magazine, Queens, Women’s Tennis Association, WTA, ESPN, CNN, Professional Tennis Operations, Services, Harvard University Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Locations: New York, Russian, Czech, Florida, Belgian, Chicago

☆ Gauff storms back, setting up Wozniacki clash at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

After some exchanges of breaks early in the second set Gauff seized the momentum for good when she broke for a 4-3 lead, pumping her arms and pointing to her ear when her backhand winner leveled the contest at a set apiece. The third set was all one-way traffic as Gauff's speedy defense, pinpoint serving and terrific play at the net overwhelmed former two-time quarterfinalist Mertens. "It's a matchup I never thought I'd have to play," Gauff said of former world number one Wozniacki, who retired in 2020 to start a family and returned to the game last month. "When she retired I remember saying that I wish I could have played her. "I don't know if it's a battle of generations," she said of the matchup between Gauff, 19, and the 33-year-old Dane.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Belgium's Elise Mertens, Shannon Stapleton, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Mertens, Arthur Ashe, Gauff, quarterfinalist Mertens, Wozniacki, Jennifer Brady, I'd, Dane, Rory Carroll, Gerry Doyle, Miral Organizations: U.S, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Belgian, Gauff's, Gauff, Los Angeles

☆ Wozniacki wins battle of comeback queens to reach U.S. Open fourth round
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

However it was Wozniacki, twice a U.S. Open finalist, who showed more fitness and a little less competitive rust, winning 11 of 12 games after dropping the opening set. "I guess I always had the belief in myself," said Wozniacki. Would I have been surprised had I lost in the first round? "I can't really compare her level before or after coming back from retirement," said Brady after facing Wozniacki for the first time. Reporting by Steve Keating in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, Jennifer Brady, Mike Segar, Caroline Wozniacki, Wozniacki, Brady, Arthur Ashe, Dane, Coco Gauff, Elise Mertens, she's, Steve Keating, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, U.S, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, Brady, American, New York

☆ Caroline Wozniacki Is Getting Very Good at Comebacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Matthew Futterman | More About Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A new you, or perhaps a better version of the old you, is just around the corner. So perhaps it’s fitting that comebacks have featured so prominently in the first days of the U.S. Open. Some have gone well — Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, Stan Wawrinka, Jennifer Brady. Others — Venus Williams, who suffered an opening night drubbing — not so much. “It’s the competition,” said Brady, 28, who is rediscovering her form following two injury-plagued and mentally grueling year.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki, Elina Svitolina, Stan Wawrinka, Jennifer Brady, Venus Williams, “, ”, Brady Organizations: U.S .

☆ Swiatek, Djokovic headline third round action at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 30, 2023 Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her second round match against Australia's Daria Saville REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and three-times winner Novak Djokovic headline a slate of enticing matches at the U.S. Open on Friday as third round action of the year's final Grand Slam gets underway. Djokovic, who is seeking a 24th Grand Slam title to equal Margaret Court's record, will close out the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he faces fellow Serbian Laslo Djere, the 32nd seed. Top-ranked Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe are also in action with both looking to bolster their hopes of becoming the first U.S. man to win a Grand Slam in 20 years. In the second round, a resurgent Wozniacki earned her first top-20 win in nearly five years with a straight-sets upset of 11th seed Petra Kvitova. "I've been feeling very comfortable here in New York in general," said former world number one Wozniacki.

Persons: Iga, Australia's Daria Saville, Mike Segar, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Swiatek, Kaja Juvan, Louis Armstrong, Juvan, Djokovic, Margaret Court's, Arthur Ashe, Djere, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Fritz, Jakub Mensik, Tiafoe, Caroline Wozniacki, Jennifer Brady, Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, I've, Coco Gauff, Belgian Elise Mertens, Elena Rybakina, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Slovenian, Louis, Czech, New York, Former, Belgian, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, New York, Serbian, Cincinnati, U.S, Toronto

☆ US Open order of play on Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 30, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his second round match against Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the fifth day of the U.S. Open on Friday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 PM ET)14-Tommy Paul (U.S.) v 21-Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spain)Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Jennifer Brady (U.S.)32-Elise Mertens (Belgium) v 6-Coco Gauff (U.S)32-Laslo Djere (Serbia) v 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM10-Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) v Taylor Townsend (U.S.)1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v Kaja Juvan (Slovenia)22-Adrian Mannarino (France) v 10-Frances Tiafoe (U.S.)Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic) v 9-Taylor Fritz (U.S.)4-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v 30-Sorana Cirstea (Romania)Compiled by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Mike Segar, ARTHUR ASHE, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Caroline Wozniacki, Jennifer Brady, Elise Mertens, Coco Gauff, Laslo Djere, Novak Djokovic, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Karolina Muchova, Taylor Townsend, Swiatek, Adrian Mannarino, Frances Tiafoe, Jakub Mensik, Taylor Fritz, Elena Rybakina, Sorana, Janina Nuno Rios, Ed Osmond Organizations: Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Serbia, Czech Republic, U.S, Poland, Slovenia, France, Kazakhstan, Romania, Mexico City

☆ Caroline Wozniacki continues fairytale comeback with big win over Petra Kvitová at the US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Caroline Wozniacki has continued her remarkable comeback to tennis by claiming a big win at this year’s US Open. Wozniacki was away from competitive tennis for over three years before returning to action less than a month ago. She made light work of her first round match at Flushing Meadows and was in brilliant form again against two-time grand slam champion Kvitová. At the same time, she obviously has had a great year,” Wozniacki said after the match, per the WTA. The 33-year-old Wozniacki, who was runner-up at the US Open in 2009 and 2014, will now face American Jennifer Brady in the next round.

Persons: CNN — Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová, Wozniacki, hasn’t, Kvitová, Robert Prange, ” Wozniacki, “, Arthur Ashe, you’d, Jennifer Brady Organizations: CNN, Flushing Locations: Danish, Flushing Meadows, New York

☆ WTA roundup: Nao Hibino upsets Linda Noskova for Prague title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Aug 7, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams (USA) waves to the crowd after her loss against Madison Keys (USA) (not pictured) in first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAugust 8 - Japan's Nao Hibino ended a four-year title drought Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of No. 4 seed and home favorite Linda Noskova at the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic. After taking the opening set rather easily, Keys needed nine match points to put Williams away. "You have to find that balance between playing risky, aggressive, but not too risky, not too much, because then (Swiatek's) not going to give you many points," Pliskova said.

Persons: Venus Williams, Eric Bolte, Nao Hibino, Linda Noskova, Romania's Jaqueline Cristian, Hibino, Noskova, Keys, Williams, Karolina Pliskova, Lin Zhu of, Pliskova, Katie Boulter, Belinda Bencic, Cirstea, Victoria, Italy's Jamine Paolini, Marie Bouzkova, Sloane Stephens, Jennifer Brady Organizations: Madison Keys, IGA, Livesport, WTA, Hiroshima, Omnium Banque, Venus, Iga, Victoria Azarenka of, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, USA, Czech Republic, Tashkent, Omnium, Czech, Lin Zhu of China, Switzerland, Romanian, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus

☆ Simona Halep şi-a consolidat poziţia a doua în clasamentul WTA după titlul cucerit la Roma
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-22 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +3 min

Românca Simona Halep şi-a consolidat poziţia a doua în clasamentul mondial al jucătoarelor profesioniste de tenis (WTA), dat publicităţii luni, după ce a câştigat titlul în turneul Premier 5 de la Roma, potrivit Agerpres. La dublu, Raluca Olaru a urcat 15 poziţii şi se află pe 40, în urma finalei de la Roma. În ierarhia WTA Race la simplu, pentru Turneul Campioanelor, Simona Halep a urcat de pe cinci pe trei, fiind devansată de Naomi Osaka şi Sofia Kenin, cele două campioane de Mare Şlem de anul acesta. Simona Halep (România) 7.2553 (3). Simona Halep 2.5304 (3).

Persons: Românca Simona Halep, Roland Garros, Patricia Ţig, Irina, Sorana, Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Raluca Olaru, Simona Halep, Naomi, Ashleigh, Karolina Pliskova, Elina, Sofia, Bianca Andreescu, Kiki, Serena Williams, Belinda, Patricia Maria, Ana Bogdan 755, Mihaela, Monica Niculescu, Elena, Gabriela, Laura Ioana, Nicoleta Dascălu, Alexandra, Barbora, Kristina Mladenovic, Timea, Arina, Elise Mertens, Yifan, Gabriela Dabrowski, Katerina Siniakova, Andreea Mitu 756, Garbine, Petra Kvitova, Jennifer Brady, Elena Rîbakina, Ana Bogdan 339 Organizations: Agerpres, Halep, Turneul Locations: Roma, - Mer, Naomi Osaka, Sofia, Australia, România, Japonia, Cehia, Ucraina, SUA, Canada, Olanda, Hsieh, Taiwan, Franţa, Ungaria, Belarus, Belgia, China, Azarenka, Spania, Kazahstan

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