The four-time finalist will not be competing at this year's event, the tournament said in a statement. Her place will be taken by Magdalena Frech. Aryna Sabalenka withdrew from the upcoming Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the world number one and the tournament announced on Thursday. Sabalenka joins Qinwen Zheng among the withdrawals from next week's WTA 500 in Stuttgart. Magdalena Frech will take her place, the tournament said in a statement. Sabalenka has never won the prestigio

The Filipina tennis star has reflected on her growing fame back home in an interview with the The Sit-Down podcast. Credit: Beatriz Ruivo / Alvara Isidoro The numbers don't lie. When Alex Eala plays tennis, people watch — in their millions. When Eala speaks, people listen. A lot of them. When journalists, commentators or fans talk about Eala, people tune in. In every sense, the 20-year-old has been a phenomenon in the tennis world since she burst onto the scene with her Miami

Much-loved member of the tennis community Damian Kust has passed away after a short illness. It is difficult to describe the pain I am currently feeling but I will do my best to highlight just why he meant so much to me, and to so many others, as the outpouring of tributes on social media has shown.