Osaka communication in Twitter

Osaka out of the RG21. ❤️ Osaka!!

"Hey everyone, this isn't a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago,” she wrote. “I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris. I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer. More importantly, I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly

The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I'm introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I'm often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety. Though the tennis press has always been kind to me (and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt), I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can.

Kostyuk advances in RG21

Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk pulled off a career-best upset in the first round of Roland Garros on Monday evening, eliminating 2016 champion and No.12 seed Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Kvitova advances in RG21

The Czech was nearly sent to pack her bags but the two-time Wimbledon champion evaded match point to edge past qualifier Greet Minnen 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-1.

“I was fighting not only with her but with myself as well. I'm glad that in the end I beat myself as well and beat her, so that counts,” said the Roland-Garros 2020 semi-finalist.

Kvitova holds a 2-0 record against the former world No.13 Vesnina.

Vesnina back on the major stage. RG21

Vesnina back on the major stage

Elena Vesnina is well and truly back!

The Russian missed 2019 and 2020 on maternity leave after becoming a mother to her first child.

On Sunday, the 34-year-old chalked up her first singles match-win since 2018 with an impressively commanding 6-1, 6-0 passage past Belarusian lucky loser Olga Govortsova.

“It's really a big moment for me. I really felt inspired today on the court. I was not putting any pressure on myself, first of all. I was in a zone that I really wanted to keep that zone,” stated world No.1096 Vesnina, who has twice featured in the singles third round (2015 and 2017) in Paris.

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Iga Swiatek in press conference. Roland-Garros 2021

My best memories here haven’t happened yet, but the first time I came here into the stadium as a kid, I came here with a big ball looking for all the players to sign.  My dream was to play the tournament, that’s why it’s always so special to come back."

Lucas Pouille is thrilled to be back at Roland-Garros after missing 2020, and hopes that his best days are in front of him.

"I'm not really thinking about the Grand Slam. This is just another tournament. As always, I just have to show my level and be there, 100 per cent on, and wins will come. This is what I mentally change."

Coco Gauff in press conference. Roland-Garros 2021

"I think it's a compliment, but for me I just focus on being myself because I'm never going to be Serena Williams and Serena will never be me because we are two different people. We have two different brains. I understand why people compare us, but I think it's just important that I want to be known as Coco. I don't want to be known as Serena Williams' heir, or Serena Williams' next thing. I just want to be known as Coco Gauff."

Coco Gauff who proclaimed that she has always dreamt about playing Serena Williams in a final, talks about what it's like being compared to the legend.

“No, honestly it feels like a lifetime ago. I think coming back to the site here at Roland-Garros is obviously pretty special, pretty cool to be able to walk onto Chatrier and have so many memories kind of come flooding back. A lot of it I also don't remember and feels like it was such a long time ago.”

Camila Giorgi in Paris 2021. Roland-Garros

Roland Garros 2021. Main draw singles

Ranking WTA 24 May 2021. Top Ten

Paula Badosa in Serbia Ladies Open 2021. the best moments

Internationaux de Strasbourg 2021. Main draw singles

Badosa poses with the trophy in 2021 Serbia Ladies Open

Badosa claimed the crown after qualifier Ana Konjuh unfortunately had to retire due to a right hip injury in the final, while Badosa was leading 6-2, 2-0. Badosa finished the week without the loss of a set as her stellar clay-court season reached a new zenith with the championship.

Gauff poses with the trophy in 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open

 Coco Gauff charged to her second career WTA singles title at the Emilia-Romagna Open on Saturday, dispatching Wang Qiang, 6-1, 6-3 in the final in Parma.

Gauff advances to final in 2021 Palermo Open

Third seed Coco Gauff overcame Katerina Siniakova in three sets to reach the inaugural Emilia-Romagna Open final - the 17-year-old's second WTA final and first on clay.

Simona Halep has announced her withdrawal from this year's edition 2021 of Roland Garros.

World No.3 Simona Halep has announced her withdrawal from this year's edition of Roland Garros, where she won her first Grand Slam title in 2018.

Siniakova wins over Serena in Parma Open 2021

Katerina Siniakova scored the sixth Top 10 victory of her career with a 7-6(4), 6-2 upset of No.1 seed Serena Williams at the Emilia-Romagna Open.

BELGRADE, Serbia May 16 - May 22, 2021. Main draw singles

Emilia-Romagna Open PARMA, ITALY 2021. Main draw singles

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Iga Swiatek poses whit the trophy in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Iga Swiatek was in ruthless form as she routed No.9 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 in just 46 minutes in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia final.

Pliskova advances to final in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Karolina Pliskova is once again romping through Rome: the Czech reached her third consecutive final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as she overcame Petra Martic 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, to prevail in another three-set tussle this week.

Barty retired by injury. Gauff advances to SF in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

On a day which saw a nearly two-hour rain delay in the first set, Barty was leading, 6-4, 2-1, with Gauff to serve, before retiring with a right arm injury during the changeover.

The World No.1 played the match, her 16th in singles so far in the clay season, with wrapping on her left thigh, and a compression sleeve on her serving arm, telling reporters after the match that the injury has been a recurring problem in her career. 

"It became worse while we were playing," Barty said of the pain in her arm. "So I think that's the challenging thing is to make the decision to stop. It's never nice. It's the thing that I hate the most is not being able to finish a tennis match.

Pliskova advances to SF in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The 2019 champion and 2020 runner-up survived an epic encounter with former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko before prevailing 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(1). Pliskova saved three match points at 5-4 in the final set before storming back to victory after two hours and 20 minutes of powerful play.

"Just proud, I think mostly, how I fought," Pliskova told the press, after her win. "I'm just happy that I stayed in there and fought till the end."

Swiatek advances in Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2021

On Ascension Day, Iga Swiatek elevated her game at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. The No.15 seed saved two match points to overhaul Barbora Krejcikova 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in two hours and 50 minutes and reach her second quarterfinal of the season.

Kerber advances to 2 round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2021

Three-time Grand Slam champion Kerber has only advanced past the second round twice in eight previous trips to Rome, and will need to upset defending champion and No.3 seed Simona Halep up next should she want to accomplish that feat this time around. 

Ranking WTA 10 May 2021. top Ten

Aryna Sabalenka poses with the trophy in 2021 Madrid Open

Aryna Sabalenka delivered ferocity and fighting spirit to defeat No.1 seed Ashleigh Barty 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 in the Mutua Madrid Open final, reversing two previous losses this year and collecting her first WTA claycourt title.

Serena Williams training whit Mouratoglou in Rome Open 2021 ❤️

Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaROME, ITALY, May 10 - May 16, 2021. Main draw singles

Krejcikova and Siniakova poses with the trophy in 2021 Mutua Madrid Open

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova dazzled in the Mutua Madrid Open doubles final, defeating No.3 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Demi Schuurs, 6-4, 6-3, to claim the title on Saturday.

order of play. 8 may 2021. mutua Madrid Open. #final.

Barbora Strycova has announced her retirement but hopes she still has one more match to play in 2022.

Dear fans...or I should say friends," Strycova wrote. "As you might have heard, I announced my retirement from professional tennis today. It feels weird. Until now, tennis was the only world I knew. I have always had enormous love for this amazing sport. Even though all the pain, tears, renunciation and sweat, all the great moment and victories were worth it!

I never planned to end my career during a pandemic. However, some moments in life just can't be planned and I am super excited for my next life role as a mom. It doesn't mean I will accept that fact that I didn't play my last match in front of an audience. 

"Once it's possible, I will play one last match...in front of you. To say a proper goodbye."

Sabalenka advances to final in 2021 Madrid Open

Aryna Sabalenka’s romp through the Mutua Madrid Open will extend to the very last match of the fortnight, as the No.5 seed zipped past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the final.

Barty advances to FINAL in 2021 Madrid Open

Faced with the only opponent who has beaten her since February, No.1 seed Ashleigh Barty reversed the result and scoreline exactly, defeating wildcard Paula Badosa 6-4, 6-3 in the Mutua Madrid Open semifinals.

order of play, 6 may 2021. mutua Madrid Open 2021

Badosa in SF of the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open

The Girona native, who is in the main draw thanks to an invitation from the organisers, beat Belinda Bencic in the Arantxa Sánchez Stadium in two sets (6-4, 7-5) after one hour and 49 minutes of play. She now has a first final on the WTA Tour into her sights, having failed to win her semis this year in Lyon and Charleston.

Badosa in press conference. Mutua Madrid Open 2021.

I’m very happy because it’s something that I wasn’t expecting at the start of the week, but I’m playing well and dealing with the pressure”, she admitted, wearing the smile of someone who has just become the first Spanish player to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid WTA 1000.

After beating eighth seed Belinda Bencic, the world No. 62 said she felt “very nervous because she had already played against her three weeks ago, but I handled it well and the fans are really helping me”.

Asked about her celebration of kissing the clay in the Arantxa Sánchez Stadium after the match, one of many memorable images after her win, Badosa said that it was the result of “the excitement of playing at home, in Madrid and because I love the way the court is”, adding that in this instance “I hadn’t planned anything, sometimes I’m very expressive and spontaneous”.

order of play, 5 may 2021. mutua Madrid Open 2021

Ranking WTA 3 May 2021. Top Ten

L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo 2021. Main draw singles

Adidas by Roland garros 2021. the best pics

Petra kvitova advances in 2021 Mutua Madrid Open 2021

No.9 seed Petra Kvitova battled into her sixth career quarterfinal at the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Veronika Kudermetova, while No.8 seed Belinda Bencic moved into the last eight after a right thigh injury forced Ons Jabeur to retire trailing 7-6(2), 4-3.

Muchova advanced in 2021 Madrid Open

Karolina Muchova added yet another stunning win over a top player to her collection with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 upset of World No.2 Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday.