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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 3, 2023Petra Kvitova produced her personal model of Miami warmth this weekend, burning by means of the ladies’s singles draw to say her greatest title on tour because the summer time of ‘21.Now the former World No.2 and two-time major champion is back inside the Top 10.33-year-old Kvitova rises two spots in this week’s WTA rankings and claims a spot within the Top 10 for the primary time since September of 2021.The Czech claimed her thirtieth WTA title on Saturday, dispatching 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in a hard-fought battle. She is the oldest participant – and solely participant over 30 – contained in the WTA’s Top 10 in the mean time.There wasn’t a lot motion contained in the Top 10 on Monday. Belinda Bencic departs, dropping...

LONDON — Martina Navratilova returned to TV work at Tennis Channel for its protection of the Miami Open on Tuesday, lower than three months after saying she had throat most cancers and breast most cancers. “It’s great to be back. … Thrilled to be here,” mentioned the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and...

Tennis leaders dropped the ball in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Iga Swiatek says.In a brand new interview with BBC, Swiatek slammed a "lack of leadership" amongst WTA and ATP executives in responding after Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine.Svitolina: WTA "Useless" Response to Ukraine"I feel like tennis, from the beginning, could do a bit better in showing everybody that tennis players are against the war," Swiatek advised BBC. "I feel they could do more to make that point and tell their views, and help us cope a bit better in the locker room because the atmosphere there is pretty tense."Swiatek mentioned in put up World War II, Germans, Italians and Japanese athletes weren't allowed to play internationally, and since nations use sporting success as propaganda, tennis ou...