Iga Swiatek will miss the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup due to a rib injury brought about by an episode of coughing. The 21-year-old lifted the trophy in the final but won't defend her title, a report said.
World no 1 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the Miami Open and Billie Jean King Cup due to a rib injury. The 21-year-old was due to play american Claire Liu in the last 64 on friday after receiving a first round bye.
Emma Raducanu is unavailable for the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers tie. She is signed up to play on the clay courts of Stuttgart. The match will be played on an indoor-hard surface.
Emma Raducanu will not compete for Great Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in April. The 20-year-old is expected to compete at the Stuttgart Open the following week. She will be joined by the winners of the nine qualifiers and the host nation.
Tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg lauded the organizers of the Billie Jean King Cup for their efforts in reducing the pay gap between the ATP and the WTA. The prize money is now equivalent to what the men received in the Davis Cup. The Swiss team - comprising Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Simona Waltert - beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in the semifinals and beat Australia, a seven-time champion, with the same scoreline in the final.
Coco Gauff took to social media to share an Instagram story from teammate Caty McNally's series of pictures that she posted after the United States were knocked out of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals. The 18-year-old had the lengthiest losing streak of her professional career, losing five matches on the trot. Gauff and her teammates could not reach the knockout stage, losing to the Czech Republic in a must-win contest.
Coco Gauff reached her first Grand Slam final this year, losing to Iga Swiatek at the French Open. She also won three doubles titles with compatriot Jessica Pegula in Doha, Toronto, and San Diego, and became the World No. 1 in doubles. The USA team fell to the Czech Republic team for the first time at the Billie Jean King Cup on Friday. Gauff had won all three previous encounters with Katerina Siniakova but was defeated 7-6 (1), 6-1. The 18-year-old took to social media to mark the conclusion of her season.
Japan lost the first three matches without winning a set in the two-day tie at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum. World No. 70 Marta Kostyuk defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-0, 6-3 in the best-of-five playoff tie.
The last semifinal spot of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup was clinched by the Czech Republic on Friday. Team USA's Danielle Collins and Coco Gauff were no match for their Czech opponents as they lost to Marketa Vondrousova and Katerina Siniakova respectively. Earlier in the day, Switzerland knocked out Canada to reach the semifinals as well. Australia and Great Britain will play each other in the other semifinal.
Coco Gauff lost all her matches in her maiden appearance at the 2022 WTA Finals. The 18-year-old had never lost more than three consecutive matches until now. Tennis Hall of Famer Steve Flink believes playing both singles and doubles all season will adversely affect Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
Great Britain beat Spain in their second group stage match at the Billie Jean King Cup. Great Britain qualified for the semifinals with the win and will face Australia on Saturday. US Open champion Emma Raducanu was originally part of the Anne Keothavong-led British team at the tournament but was forced to withdraw owing to a wrist injury.
Coco Gauff rushed to Instagram to share a video of the sneakers in which she flaunted them. The pair defeated Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska of Poland 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch the United States a 2-1 victory in the Billie Jean King Cup team event.
Iga Swiatek is competing at this week's WTA finals even in Fort Worth, Texas. But next week, she won't be representing Poland at the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Glasgow. A month ago, she pulled out of the billie jeans King Cup Finals as she called out the WTA.
A wrist injury may have put paid to Emma Raducanu's hopes of competing for great Britain in next week's Billie Jean King Cup finals. The 2021 us open champion is “looking pretty fit and strong” before next season.
Iga Swiatek's decision to skip the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Glasgow is understandable, according to the american great. She blamed scheduling on her decision, with the WTA Finals in Fort Worth ending just one day before the finals begins across the Atlantic on Nov. 8.
Emma Raducanu pulls out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals squad. 19-year-old has been unable to recover from a wrist injury. Despite extensive rehab, she won't be ready in time. She is due to play ons Jabeur at the mubadala world tennis championship.
37-match winning streak from February to July was longest in women's tennis since 1997. Took over at No. 1 in April, following Ash Barty's retirement. Will sit out Billie Jean King Cup because it comes immediately after the WTA Finals.
