Jelena Ostapenko Stays Perfect, Defeats Iga Swiatek At Stuttgart

Iga Swiatek is not able to overcome her tennis nemesis, Jelena Ostapenko.  Ostapenko defeated Swiatek in three sets on Saturday.  This marked her sixth career win over the Polish tennis star and current World No. 2. This is the second time this year that Ostapenko beat Swiatek, the first was a straight-set affair in Doha.  […]

wendioliveros  •  19 Apr 2025
Iga Swiatek Announces Surprising Scheduling Change

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek has announced a surprising scheduling change.  Swiatek is a mainstay on Poland’s national teams, including the United Cup, Olympics, and Billie Jean King Cup. However, Swiatek is pulling the plug on her participation on behalf of Poland against Switzerland in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying matches on April 10-12, […]

wendioliveros  •  02 Apr 2025
Miami Open: Tennis World Reacts To Alexandra Eala’s Win Over Iga Swiatek

After earlier wins against Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys, Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala did it again.  She defeated a third Grand Slam champion in the Miami Open in the quarterfinals, World No. 2 Iga Swiatek. Eala outplayed Swiatek and played cleaner tennis, fully maintaining her confidence and composure.  She was superior in her second serve […]

wendioliveros  •  26 Mar 2025
Iga Swiatek Gave Tennis Fans More Than They Deserved With Latest Social Media Post

Iga Swiatek cannot please all tennis fans.  She is repeatedly criticized for virtually everything she does or does not do.  That’s why she gave fans much more than they deserved with her recent honest and vulnerable social media post. Swiatek covers many topics including the incident with the ball person at the BNP Paribas Open […]

wendioliveros  •  18 Mar 2025
Mirra Andreeva Defeats Iga Swiatek: BNP Paribas Open Will Crown Maiden Champion

17-year-old Mirra Andreeva has done it again.  She defeated World No. 2 Iga Swiatek in Dubai last month en route to her maiden WTA 1000 title.  Andreeva did the unthinkable.  She upset Swiatek at the BNP Paribas Open where Swiatek was riding a 10-match winning streak and was the two-time defending champion. Mirra Andreeva breaks […]

wendioliveros  •  14 Mar 2025
BNP Paribas Open: Defending Champs Into Semifinals, Top Seeded Doubles Team Out

Thursday was an action-packed day at the BNP Paribas Open.  In singles, all of the quarterfinalists played.  Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz advanced.  In doubles, the top-seeded team of Taylor Towsend and Katerina Siniakova was defeated. Here is a rundown. 1. Iga Swiatek Avenges Paris Olympics Loss World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, the […]

wendioliveros  •  14 Mar 2025
Another Dubai Upset: Mirra Andreeva Beats Iga Swiatek To Reach 1st WTA 1000 Semifinal

Upsets have been the theme at this year’s WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and Mirra Andreeva is the latest to be the spoiler.  Andreeva defeated World No. 2 Iga Swiatek in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) to reach her first career WTA 1000 semifinal. MESMERIZING MIRRA! ✨ The 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva upsets World No. […]

wendioliveros  •  20 Feb 2025
Jelena Ostapenko Stops Iga Swiatek’s Four-Peat Hopes At Doha

Jelena Ostapenko is one of the few players who can dominate Iga Swiatek.  The 27-year-old Latvian entered the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open semifinal against Swiatek with a 4-0 career record, and Ostapenko has played great tennis this week shutting out Jasmine Paolini and Ons Jabeur. Ostapenko continued her winning ways with a resounding 6-3, 6-1 […]

wendioliveros  •  14 Feb 2025
Madison Keys Wins Match Of Her Life, Advances To Australian Open Final

American Madison Keys defeated Iga Swiatek in the best match of the 2025 Australian Open tournament.  It was a three-set dual that appropriately went to a third-set 10-point tiebreak. Keys was behind the entire tiebreak before pulling ahead in the end to win the match. The level of play from Keys and Swiatek was off […]

wendioliveros  •  23 Jan 2025