2026 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

After more than 35 years Athens is back on the WTA Tour drives by Mercedes Benz
The WTA250 Athens Open takes place the weeks July 13 2026, replacing the Jiangxi Open

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The draw for WTA1000 Rome will take place on May 4 at 11am

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

36 yo Austrian player Sevastova has announced her retirement
Sevastova reached world No 11, won 4 WTA titles and in 2018 made the US Open SFs.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Raducanu still does not have a regular coach, she has had a short spell at the Ferrer Academy in Spain, where Andrew Richardson is the academy's head coach. Apparently Raducanu has linked up with Andrew Richardson again, who coached her to the US Open as a teenage qualifer. There are no plans for the 2 of them to work together during the clay court season or beyond.
Raducanu will train at the Foro Italico on Saturday, she hopes to be fit to play next weeks Italian Open