The new women’s hockey league has revealed the individual accolades it will be handing out. On Thursday, the Professional Women’s Hockey League introduced the Billie Jean King MVP Award and Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award.
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will see a knockout phase replace the group stages.
The Billie Jean King Cup finals will take place over nine days with a knockout round replacing the group stage, organisers the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday.
Emma Raducanu's 2024 clay-court part of the season got off to a good start, but she couldn't follow up on that at the Madrid Open. The British player started in the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers before moving to Stuttgart, where she competed at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Emma Raducanu had a great start to her clay season, winning four matches in a row, but she's now up to two losses in a row after a surprising early loss at the 2024 Madrid Open.
Andy Roddick was glad to see Emma Raducanu do well at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup, as he thought it would help her come back to the top. The American spoke fondly about Raducanu during her maiden Grand Slam title run a few years ago, and he still holds a very favorable opinion of her.
Jessica Pegula was supposed to start her European clay season at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, but decided against it and now explained why. It's been a pretty interesting season for the American so far, as she hasn't played on the level we've gotten used to from her in recent years.
Playing in the Billie Jean King Cup isn't the highlight of Emma Raducanu's tennis career, but it helped her to feel she's playing her best tennis again.
The United States earned a berth in the Billie Jean King Cup final rounds Saturday, as Jessica Pegula and pairs Caroline Dolehide and Taylor Townsend powered their country to a 4-0 victory over Belgium at the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying series at Orlando.
Emma Raducanu led Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by taking the last six points of a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1) win over Diane Parry of France. The United States, Japan, Australia and Slovakia also advanced to the Finals.
Emma Raducanu produced another sensational comeback in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, securing Great Britain's win over France. The British player had a brilliant weekend in France ahead of her WTA return in Stuttgart.
Iga Swiatek completed her task by ensuring that Poland will be at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals with another commanding win. Before returning to clay in a couple of days in Stuttgart, Swiatek played for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Emma Raducanu created a very funny moment during her 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers match against Caroline Garcia, celebrating the win prematurely.
Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro both rallied for three-set wins Friday night, leading the United States to a 2-0 lead over Belgium in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifying series at Orlando.
Emma Raducanu played her first match on clay this year, and while it didn't start well, it ended really well for Raducanu and the Brits. The first match
Iga Swiatek returned to the Billie Jean King Cup team for the first time in a while and made a winning start by beating a player ranked outside of the Top 100.
Naomi Osaka got a chance to represent her country once again, taking part in the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. Without the four-time Grand Slam champion, Japan hasn't had much success in the Billie Jean King Cup in the past couple of seasons, but the country still found themselves playing for the Finals later this year.
Emma Raducanu will receive a warm welcome back to the Great Britain team for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup, according to compatriot Katie Boulter. Raducanu was on the comeback trail early in 2024 before withdrawing from the Miami Open last month due to a back injury.
The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers are upon us. Eight ties will be decided in a knock-out format on April 12-13. The eight winners from these ties will progress into the Finals in mid-November.
Simona Halep's next WTA event will be in Oeiras, and she has reacted to the news about her participation in the tournament. The two-time Grand Slam champion's return to tennis after having her ban for doping reduced has been one of the biggest topics in the sport in recent weeks.
Katie Boulter has enjoyed an excellent start to the season and she is excited to try and continue that during the clay court swing. The Briton has always possessed immense talent.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King mourned the demise of renowned tennis coach Alan Jones as the Briton passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. As Jo Durie, Jones’ one of many students throughout his coaching career, shared the news of his demise on social media, Jean King reacted to it and shared her condolences.
The PWHL announced Thursday that its championship trophy will be called The Walter Cup. The award is named after the Walter family, who launched the PWHL and currently own the league and all six original franchises.
Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez won their respective singles matches on Sunday to lift Canada to a 2-0 victory over Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup final.
Canada and Italy swept their Thursday matches and became the first two teams to book semifinal spots at the Billie Jean King Cup in Seville, Spain. In Group C, Canada improved to 2-0 with a 3-0 victory over Poland.
Bianca Andreescu won't be part of Canada's Billie Jean King Cup due to her most recent injury setback. Andreescu suffered an unfortunate injury during her fourth-round match in Miami just a few days ago.
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