Zheng Qinwen loses in 3 sets to Rybakina, but really encouraging signs this early in her comeback. She fought back from 2-5 in the third and was a point from forcing a tiebreak vs the AO champ. Looks very happy to be back. And her serve looks great.

Paradorn remains heavily involved in tennis, running his own academy in Bangkok, where Thailand’s top-ranked woman, Lanlana Tararudee, trains.

Medical time out for Rei Sakamoto Treatment on shoulder / back area Zhizhen Zhang to serve next at 1-2 down in set 2

New Episode of Tennis Asia Podcast WTA Qatar Open Review: Zheng Qinwen Returns! with Eddie McGhee and islandtennisgirl #alexeala #janicetjen #rybakina open.spotify.com/episode/3iV3ud…

Eddie McGhee islandtennisgirl youtu.be/DGjthYf0LjI

youtu.be/Q2TSIK682yE?si… WTA Dubai - Main Draw Preview - feat. Zheng, Rybakina, Eala, Tjen with Eddie McGhee and islandtennisgirl

During this tournament in Rotterdam, all journalist have been told they are only allowed to ask questions about the match. Very unusual - and as a journalist being given limitations is beyond a scandal, especially when none of the players have requested these restrictions. 1/2

We know about her strengths in terms of the serve and forehand, but Janice’s defence has been getting better at this level, and it definitely played a part in this win.

After beating Leylah Fernandez in Dubai, Janice Tjen is now up to No.34 in the live ranking. This is absolutely bonkers considering that this time last year she was ranked at No.396 in the world.

Mboko? One of the top junior talents and now top 10 at 19 years old. In any case, her ranking rise from last year is not as big as Tjen’s. Don’t really think anyone would’ve predicted a year ago that Janice would be inside the top 40 after a year.

This court 😍

It’s almost like making players play back to back mandatory 1000s a week after the end of a slam is a disaster idea… The ATP Tour has 8 mandatory’s while WTA has 10. Top players willing to take the fine and even ranking points hit cause that’s the only way to catch a breather.

The WTA has announced a Tour Architecture Council which will be led by Jessica Pegula... The goal is to develop meaningful improvements to the calendar as early as 2027... WTA Chair Valerie Camillo quote below... #WTA #DDFTennis

Alex Eala seals victory over Jasmine Paolini with a crazy winner 😱🔥 Her third career top 10 win 👏 #DDFTennis

That's the 926th retirement. This tournament is wild!