The victory marked the fourth instance this year of Potapova defeating a player ranked in the Top 10.
Federer waved and tapped his chest, repeatedly saying, “Thank you,” as the applause and roars cascaded under the closed retractable roof on a rainy Day 2 at the grass-court event that he once dominated.
Swiatek is now 7-0 against No. 6 Gauff and has won all 14 sets they've played against each other that includes a 6-1, 6-3 victory for the 2022 championship in Paris.
The 42-ranked Czech Republican is also the first unseeded woman to qualify for SW19 final after 60 years.
After watching Swiatek beat Karolina Muchova in the final at Roland Garros, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said she thinks the Polish player has what it takes to thrive at the All England Club.
Next for Gauff could be a rematch against No. 1 Iga Swiatek, who beat the 19-year-old American in last year's final at Roland Garros. Swiatek was scheduled to face Lesia Tsurenko in the fourth round later Monday.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur avenged for her defeat in last year's Wimbledon final on Wednesday by beating tournament favourite Elena Rybakina and reach the last four.
Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the unseeded American was broken eight times on Court Philippe Chatrier and lost 6-3, 6-1.
A year ago at Roland Garros, Swiatek defeated Gauff for the championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. This time, they would meet in the...
Seybolt Wild looked very much like he belonged on Court Philippe Chatrier, hitting big forehands and keeping his nerve down the stretch to oust Medvedev 7-6...
While Swiatek won after Ons Jabeur retired with a calf injury, Sabalenka earned a straight-sets win against Potapova.
Ons Jabeur pumped her fist as the crowd cheered and she kept the momentum the rest of the way for her third career WTA title by winning the WTA Charleston...
The 26-year-old Garin improved to 3-1 lifetime against Ruud, a two-time Grand Slam finalist, since they first met on tour in 2019 at Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open championship returned him to a rather familiar spot on Monday: No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Djokovic's four-place rise from No. 5 to replace Carlos Alcaraz at No. 1 is the largest jump to the top spot in the 50-year history of the computerized...
Pegula's had a winding journey in professional tennis and, at the Australian Open, she is hoping to add by far her most significant trophy yet.
Fifth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5, 6-2 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time.
The last women's match on Thursday's schedule, in which Marketa Vondrousova upset No. 2 seed Ons Jabeur 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena, finished after 1 a.m....
As well as everything is going so far for Iga Swiatek — the No. 1 ranking; three Grand Slam titles overall; a tour-high eight trophies and a 37-match winning...
Tennis star Iga Swiatek was chosen for the player of the year award by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the first time following her incredible run in...
World number 4 Coco Gauff lost out to Daria Kasatkina whereas the number one seed, Iga Swiatek cruised into the semi-finals of the WTA Finals event.
The WTA Finals are returning to the United States for the first time since 2005 after the tour moved it out of China for the second year in a row.
Iga Swiatek is the first woman to win two Grand Slam titles in a single season since 2016. Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest player to top the ATP charts since...
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach on top of the ATP rankings at the age of 19 after his US Open triumph.
Iga Swiatek took one hour and 52 minutes to beat Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in the US Open 2022 final.
