WTA Court Report

Emerging Filipina star Alexandra Eala enters the Lexus Birmingham Open, the first grass court WTA event of 2026, after her breakout 2025 Miami Open SF run as a wildcard that propelled her into the top 100.

• Madrid chaos: Top seeds faltered—only Sabalenka reached QF; Kostyuk won title, Andreeva final, Baptiste upset Sabalenka.
• Top paths to title:...

Trend alert: Key withdrawals thinning WTA 1000 draw.

• Emma Raducanu pulls out on opening day with post-viral issues, drops to No.37 in live rankings...

Mirra Andreeva's 2026 clay surge:

• Linz champ, Stuttgart SF, Madrid F, now 15-2 on clay after 6-3 6-3 over Mertens to Rome QF
• Historic feats:...

Pre-Rome injury blows for WTA seeds:

• No. 6 Amanda Anisimova out of 2026 Mutua Madrid Open due to injury
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (seeded) also withdraws from the event
  Impact on clay swing draws ahead of Rome looms large.

Rome shakeup favors challengers:

• Sabalenka's R3 shock loss to Cirstea nets -150 pts, down to 9,960
• Rybakina closes gap to 1,350 pts via R16 run...

Pegula's rare feats shine in Italian Open run:

• Delivered first career double bagel (6-0, 6-0 vs. Masarova) in 424th match, first Open Era player...

• R3 clash: 20yo Filipino Eala fell 6-4, 6-3 to No.2 Rybakina in first WTA meeting; first WTA 1000 clay R3 after beating Wang Xinyu.
• Ranking leap:...

Key updates on Emma Raducanu's comeback:

• Recovery timeline: Not 100% from post-viral infection since March; six weeks of rest after Rome...

Comeback triumph: Andreescu, 2019 US Open champ, beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 7-5 at WTA 1000 Rome, rallying from breaks in both sets—revenge from Charleston...

Alexandra Eala sent Dubai fans wild with two speedy steals early in the second set of her upset over Jasmine Paolini in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships second round.

Head to the official WTA site for Celeste Salas' latest news, stats, videos, and more.

Emerging duo Alex Eala and Hailey Baptiste suffered a straight-sets defeat at the Italian Open 2026 Women's Doubles R32:

• Score: 6-2, 6-1 demolition...

Elise Mertens saved three match points in a third-round heartbreaker at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, upsetting defending champ Jasmine Paolini and ending her title defense.

Emerging talent Ilaria Bitunova has her full stats, videos, news, and more available on the official WTA site—perfect for tracking her rise.

Top seed Elena Rybakina retires mid-match in Dubai, ending her campaign in shock and causing the draw to collapse.

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