WTA Brisbane: Karolina Pliskova bounces back for a second title
Pliskova clinched the 12th career title. Tsurenko, the 2013 semifinalist, served for the match in the second set
Alessandro Mastroluca
"I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world" Henry Luce said. Me, I started to come close to the world of sport. A former Perform tennis commentator, and actual commentator at Supertennis tv (the Italian all-tennis channel), I cover also football, MotoGP and Formula 1. I've published three non fiction sports books and contributed to In bed with Maradona, These Football Times, The Blizzard.
WTA Auckland: Julia Goerges beats Bianca Andreescu to make history
The German is the third player ever to seal bacl-to-back titles at ASB Classic
WTA Brisbane: Karolina Pliskova and Lesia Tsurenko will clash for the title
2017 champion Pliskova beat Donna Vekic, while 2013 semifinal Tsurenko reached her first Premier-level final stunning a frustrated Naomi Osaka
WTA Shenzhen: Aryna Sabalenka claimed her first International title
The top seed beat ailing Wang in the semifinals and Alison Riske, who lost her third final in Shenzhen, in a memorable clash
WTA Auckland: Julia Goerges will face Bianca Andreescu for the title
The German beat Viktoria Kuzmova to reach her 15th WTA final. The Canadian, in her fourth main draw appearance, defeated Hsieh
WTA Brisbane: Naomi Osaka will meet Lesia Tsurenko in the semifinalsq
Tsurenko upset Kontaveit, Osaka overcame Sevastova: winning the title, she could become the highest-ranked Japanese ever
WTA Auckland: Venus Williams moves on, Wozniacki crashes out
Venus beat 2017 champion Lauren Davis, Andreescu upset the Dane to complete the biggest win of her career
WTA Brisbane: Sasnovich upset Svitolina, Kvitova and Bertens crash out
Sasnovich completes her first top 5 victory in a rematch of last year's final. She will face Vekic, who beat Bertens, in the quarterfinals
WTA Shenzhen: Maria Sharapova moves past injured Wang
She lost the first set but the Chinese teenager had to retire. The Russian will face Sabalenka
WTA Auckland: Wozniacki wins, Goerges and Bouchard move to the last 8
Wozniacki beat Laura Siegemund: she could meet Venus Williams in the quarterfinals
WTA Shenzhen: Monica Niculescu shocks Jelena Ostapenko
The Romanian claimed her first top 10 win since 2017. Veronika Kudermetova beat No.8 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
WTA Brisbane: Petra Kvitova survives a scare, Sloane Stephens crashes out
Collins served for the match against Kvitova, who managed to complete the comeback win. Konta dismissed Stephens. Osaka easily beat Aiava
WTA Auckland: Venus Williams downs Azarenka in a classic clash
She needed three sets to win the biggest first-round clash in the tournament. Defending champion Goerges defeats Larsson
WTA Brisbane: Stosur lost to Bouzkova in her 1000th career match
The match spanned two years as it finished past midnight. Bouzkova will face Karolina Pliskova who came back from a set and a break down against Putintseva
WTA Auckland: Bouchard and Puig off to a winning start
Bouchard defeated Brengle, Puig dismissed Mattek->Sands
Hopman Cup: Kerber and Zverev seal victory for Germany
Angelique Kerber outclassed Muguruza in the first rubber, the world No.4 fought to beat Ferrer
Hopman Cup: Barty and Ebden led Australia to beat France
Ebden came back to defeat Pouille, Barty claimed a straight-sets win over Cornet
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Danielle Collins
The former NCAA star gained 131 spots in 2018 and finished the year at No.36
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Viktoria Kuzmova
Viktoria Kuzmova gained 76 spots in the world ranking and played her first two WTA semifinals in 2018
WTA Spotlight: Top 100 debutants - Vera Lapko
In Lugano, she reached her maiden WTA semifinal. In October, she reached her career-high rank at No.60
WTA 2018 best Grand Slam matches: Osaka beats Sabalenka at Us Open
The Belarusian was the only player to win a set against the eventual champion in seven matches
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
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