Futterman: The Australian Open women’s semifinal, Madison Keys over Iga Świątek in a deciding tiebreak. A match point saved. The outcome uncertain until the final ball. A player winning a monumental match on her way to fulfilling a life mission. All of it done and dusted in a two-hour-and-35-minute knot of tension.

Poland's Iga Swiatek (R) holds her winner's trophy beside runner-up Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during the 2024 WTA Tour Madrid Open tournament final tennis match at Caja Magica in Madrid on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by ...

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Nick Kyrgios defeated Aryna Sabalenka (6-3, 6-3) in the 2025 edition of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in Dubai. In a sold-out arena lacking atmosphere, Kyrgios emerged victorious from a competitive best-of-three sets contest played with adapted rules.

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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Women’s Tennis released its 2026 spring schedule on Tuesday, as announced by head coach Taylor Fogleman.