USA - W15 San Diego - Britez Risso, Leyla Fiorella vs Broadfoot, Gabriella

Player	1	2	3	S
Leyla Fiorella Britez Risso		6	2	3	1
Gabriella Broadfoot		3	6	6	2

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Daria Kasatkina sinks to 11-year ranking low after first-round defeat at Madrid Open

Australian loses 6-3 3-6 7-6 (15) to Ukrainian qualifier Daria Snigur28-year-old drops from No 12 last April to world No 83 in next rankingsDaria Kasatkina’s career in Australian colours has plummeted to a new low at the Madrid Open after she suffered an agonising first-round defeat which will send her tumbling to her lowest world ranking for 11 years.On a day when all four Australian women crashed out in the clay-court event, Kasatkina suffered the most frustrating reverse, succumbing 6-3 3-6 7-6 (15-13) to qualifier and lucky loser Daria Snigur after being unable to convert four match points. Continue reading...

13 hours ago

‘Nothing really clicked’: How Iga Swiatek is burning through coaches in bid to find way back to top

Winner of six grand slams is changing her strategy after a run of poor results, helped by time in Spain with Rafael NadalIga Swiatek had little interest in tennis as a teenager, but the one exception was Rafael Nadal. She spent her formative years idolising the Spaniard, who won 22 majors and, from afar, soon became one of his most avid students.His influence is evident in the heavy topspin the Pole generates with her forehand, still a singular weapon on the women’s tour, proof of the intensity she demands of herself on every point and her four French Open titles earned by the time she was barely 23. Continue reading...

19 hours ago