Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, one of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got stranger still; ...

One of the strangest head-to-heads in tennis got a little bit stranger last week. Jelena Ostapenko extended her record against the five-time Grand Slam champion and current world No. 2 Iga Swiatek ...

Jelena Ostapenko's hilarious reaction to Iga Swiatek's racket smash was caught on camera during their Qatar Open clash. Swiatek was the three-time defending champion in Doha and had not lost a ...

Amanda Anisimova clinched her third career title at the Qatar Open, defeating Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted final. Anisimova's victory marked the first by an American in Doha ...

Iga Swiatek's loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals of the Qatar Open 2025 marked her fifth straight loss to her rival. (Photos: Getty) Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko brushed ...

Jelena Ostapenko was involved in a bitter row in Abu Dhabi after being branded 'fake and disrespectful' by her opponent during a women's doubles match on the WTA Tour. The Latvian star ...

Ons Jabeur expressed frustration with the crowd due to the constant heckles during her quarterfinal clash against Jelena Ostapenko at the 2025 Qatar Open. Interestingly, the Tunisian was the crowd ...

Jelena Ostapenko improved to 5-0 against No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek with a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal rout Friday against the three-time defending Qatar TotalEnergies Open champion. Ostapenko halted Swiatek's ...

In my semifinal previews, I picked Jelena Ostapenko to lose to Iga Swiatek, and Amanda Anisimova to lose to Ekaterina Alexandrova. They wanted no time proving me wrong with easy, one-sided victories.