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Simmons Bank fall tournament scheduled for Saturday

Nov. 5—The 4th Annual Simmons Bank Fall Tennis Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Ada Tennis Center., The tournament will be a doubles tournament with multiple four-team brackets. Each team will play the other teams in their bracket to determine the winner. If there is a tie, then the winner will be determined by the least number of games lost. You can enter with a partner or ...

Zheng routs Paolini to advance to semifinals at WTA Finals

Zheng Qinwen cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Wednesday. Zheng needed just over an hour to defeat Paolini in the match that decided the final qualifier from the Purple Group at the season-ending tournament for the top-ranked women's players. It was Zheng's fourth win in as many matches against the Italian.

Aryna Sabalenka confirmed as year-end world number one on WTA Tour

Aryna Sabalenka will end the year as world No. 1 for the first time, 12 months on from surrendering the honor in the final stages of the season. Iga Swiatek’s 3-6, 4-6 defeat to Coco Gauff at the WTA Tour Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia leaves Sabalenka with an insurmountable lead at the top of the WTA rankings, even if Swiatek goes on to lift the trophy for a second year in a row. Sabalenka won her first two round-robin matches — against Zheng Qinwen and Jasmine Paolini — which extended her lead

Aryna Sabalenka crowns the tennis season of her life with WTA No. 1 ranking

RIYADH — This time last year, Aryna Sabalenka was at the heart of a player rebellion against the women’s tour — while being unseated as world No. 1 by Iga Swiatek. The world’s best players were in Cancun for the year-ending WTA Tour Finals, which terrible weather conditions and a hastily constructed venue turned into a circus. Sabalenka said on social media that she felt “disrespected” by the standard of the event, which included practice courts that didn’t feel safe to play on. Just before the

Davis Cup aiming for 'special' Nadal retirement celebration

The Davis Cup will provide a special farewell to retiring tennis great Rafael Nadal at the November final eight, tournament director Feliciano Lopez said on Tuesday.Lopez said the Davis Cup was "lucky" to host Nadal's final tournament and wants to offer the departing superstar a farewell that lives up to his glittering career.

Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup encourage donations for Spanish flood recovery efforts

With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to the Spanish Red Cross to support relief and recovery efforts for the recent catastrophic flooding in the country. The Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, along with the ITF, “are donating to the Cruz Roja, and we encourage all our fans and followers to contribute as well.” The Billie Jean King Cup matches are scheduled for Nov. 13-20, and the Davis Cup — the last event of 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal's career — is set for Nov. 19-24, all in Malaga.

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