by Matt Zemek Whenever spectators are fanning themselves, you know the weather is hot. Spectators in Montreal were indeed fanning themselves throughout Sunday’s Premier 5 final...
by Matt Zemek When one door closes, another door opens. This is a way of viewing Sloane Stephens’ 2018 tennis season. It is also a way...
by Matt Zemek The bad news: Sloane Stephens remains inconsistent. She was inconsistent in her Wednesday match in Washington, D.C., against an improving Andrea Petkovic, who...
by Matt Zemek The WTA of 2018, like the WTA of 2017, is nothing if not balanced. In 2017, the WTA produced only one repeat major...
by Matt Zemek In these central weeks of preparation for Wimbledon — the brief burst of activity in the conspicuously limited grass-court season — the foremost...
by Briana Foust In a waning era of giants and superheroes on the WTA Tour, Simona Halep and Sloane Stephens can come across as inconspicuous. Both...
by Jane Voigt Sloane Stephens might be the last woman Simona Halep would have wanted to see in the women’s singles final at Roland Garros on...
by Matt Zemek The importance of Rome — on both tours — is simple and profound. As the last big tournament before the French Open, Rome...
by Matt Zemek Three days ago, Petra Kvitova demolished Angelique Kerber, 2 and 2, in the Czech Republic’s authoritative win over Germany in the Fed Cup...
by Matt Zemek The WTA is an endlessly fascinating place as the winter and early-spring hardcourt swing gives way to clay. Not only does the sense...