WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Dajana Yastremska
In 2018 she claimed her first title in her 11th main draw appearance and reached a career-high at No.60
Alessandro Mastroluca
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WTA 2018 best Grand Slam matches: Hsieh shocked Halep at Wimbledon
The Taiwanese came back from 2-5 in the decider and reached the fourth round in multiple majors for the first time in a single season
2018 WTA best Grand Slam match: Halep beats Kerber in Melbourne
The Romanian was 5-0 up in the opening set and saved two match point in the decider before winning an instant classic
Top 5 WTA matches in 2018: No.1, Halep takes the title in Montreal
The world No.1 sealed her 42nd win of the season after an enthralling battle against Stephens
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Bernarda Pera
She completed the first top-10 win at Australian Open and claimed the maiden WTA semifinal in Guangzhou in 2018.
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Dalila Jakupovic
The first Slovenian in a major main draw since 2014 reached the first career WTA semifinal in Bogotà . She completed the season at a career-high rank No.69
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Tamara Zidansek
The Slovenian was ranked No.205 in March, then she managed to reach a career-high rank at No.69
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Ana Bogdan
In 2018, the Romanian reached her career-high rank at No.59. She played two straight WTA semifinals for the first time in her career
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Yafan Wang
The Chinese reached her career high rank at No.70 on November 12
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Anastasia Potapova
She won her maiden main draw match in St.Petersburg, then she reached two WTA finals in Moscow and Tashkent
Top 5 WTA matches in 2018: No.2, Kasatkina upsets Venus in Indian Wells
Venus Williams hit 14 more winners than the Russian, who went two points away from defeat in the decider
Top 5 WTA matches in 2018: No.3, Kvitova beats Muguruza in Doha
The Czech recovers after losing the first set and came back into the Top 10 for the first time since June 2016
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Amanda Anisimova
The American claimed her maiden Top 10 win in Indian Wells, reach her first semifinal and final in Hiroshima and make her Top 100 debut in 2018.
Top 5 WTA matches: No.4, Bertens upsets Halep to take the Cincinnati title
Bertens becomes the first unseeded champion to win the tournament since Zvonareva in 2006
Top 5 WTA matches in 2018: No.5, Wang shocks Muguruza in Hong Kong
The Chinese completed a stunning Asian swing reaching the final in Hong Kong, where she had reached her maiden tour semifinal in 2017
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Sachia Vickery
In 2018, she beat Muguruza in Indian Wells, reached her first WTA semifinals in Auckland and Monterrey and improved her career-high rank at No.73
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Anna Blinkova
In Doha, she reached her best result and clinched her firsyt Top 30 wins. She finished the season at No.96
Davis Cup special: 2017, France claimed its tenth title
Captain Yannick Noah used eight players to complete the campaign beating Belgium 3-2.
Davis Cup special: 2014, Switzerland beat France to make history
Roger Federer defeated Richard Gasquet in the decisive match to give the Swiss its first Davis Cup title
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Katie Boulter
She reached her maiden WTA quarter-finals and won her first main draw match at Wimbledon.
Davis Cup special: 2005, Mario Ancic gave Croatia their maiden title
In the maiden final between two first-timers since 1975, Croatia beat Slovakians 3-2 in Bratislava
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Fiona Ferro
Fiona Ferro became the 43rd Frenchwoman to climb into the Top 100. She claimed her first Grand Slam victory at Roland Garros and won three straight ITF titles
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Olga Danilovic
Danilovic became the first millennial to seal a WTA title in Moscow. She had a 12-6 mark against higher-ranked opponents this year
2018 WTA Review: Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber are the best returners
Six players in the year-end Top 10 are among the ten most effective returners on tour. The world No.1 leads the field in return points and breaks completed.
2018 Wta review: Julia Goerges and Ashleigh Barty leads the field on serve
The German is the ace leader in 2018, the Australian owns the highest percentage of holds and second serve points won.
Davis Cup special: 1996, Arnaud Boetsch became the French unlikeliest hero
He beat Kulti to seal the first Davis Cup decided in the fifth set of the fifth rubber
Simona Halep and Dominika Cibulkova shine as the marathon women of the year
The Romanian won the longest match of the season against Lauren Davis in Melbourne. Cibulkova played the second and third longest clashes
Agnieszka Radwanska, the Professor who changed tennis in Poland
She won 20 titles, including the 2015 WTA Finals, but she taught Polish fans how to use smartness to go beyond their limits.
WTA: Danielle Collins leads the movers of the year
Ten players in the year-end Top 100 gained more than 100 places in 2018. Youngsters Yastremska and Potapova shine among them
Fed Cup: Katerina Siniakova gave Czech Republic the title over the USA
Siniakova beat Sofia Kenin in three sets and the Czechs claimed the sixth triumph since 2011