AO26

Three days into AO26, we finally got a belated peep at the AO25 champion in her … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

=AO NOTES= …the first champions of AO26 were crowned at the start of the day, and … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

=AO NOTES= …while the women’s final four didn’t include the top four seeds in the draw … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

Since last October, Elena Rybakina, with her health and coaching situation finally in order, has once … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

=AO NOTES= …in Day 10’s first women’s QF, played seven or eight hours before the second … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

With half the women’s quarterfinal field set, what was the marquee match-up of the second day … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

Aryna Sabalenka sits alone atop the women’s tennis mountain, but uneasy always lies the head that … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

=AO NOTES= …finally, the heat was on in Melbourne. Literally, as the forecasted conditions precipitated an … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

There are quite a few unknowables when it comes to any WTA match, wherever and whenever … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more

With players from *so* many different nations finding historic success on a regular basis on tour, … WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: AO26Read more