Wk.15: "Smile and the World Smiles with Elena"
...once more, here comes Rybakina
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Posts by TheBackspinner
Wk.14: "Mirra's Cup Runneth Over in Linz"
...Andreeva rises (again), while 2026 BJK Cup action kicks off with the Italians and Czechs (again) rising to the top
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Wk.13: "Pegula Rises Again in the Lowcountry"
...with a certain Kazakh nowhere to be found (whew!), Pegula carries her roll to another title in Charleston
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2026 1Q Awards: Walking on Sunshine
...the top performances, matches and "the rest" from a sunshiny WTA 1st Quarter
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Wk.12: "The Sun Shines on Sabalenka" ๐๐๐๐
...Aryna Sabalenka wins Miami to complete her historic Sunshine Double collector's set
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Wk.11: "Striving to Thrive in the 305"
...or the prelude to the purge?
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Wk.10: "Aryna's Engaging Oasis in the Desert"
...*it* almost happened again, but Sabalenka cut another big-match loss (and Rybakina) off at the final turn
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Wk.9: "The Road to (Indian) Wells-ville"
...early-round derring-do in the desert
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Wk.8: "Rise of an Unassuming Spaniard"
...it's Bucsa. Cristina Bucsa.
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Wk.7: "Working Hard, Not Hardly Working"
...in Dubai, Jess is best
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Wk.6: "The Czech Whose Fate of Which We Dare Not Speak"
...with her finally (*you know*), Muchova does what Muchova can do when she's actually (*you know*)
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Wk.5: "C-Z-E in the U-A-E"
...don't look back, a young Czech (any or all of them) may be gaining on you
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AO26 Wrap: "G'Day, Melbourne"
...players of the month, Rybakina in Red, and rankings updates
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AO26 Women's Final: "Top Button, Undone"
...what happens when Rybakina's "button-down" game undoes the top button?
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AO26: "The Immovable Object and the Unstoppable Force Make a Date in Melbourne"
...Sabalenka โ
, Rybakina โ
. In 3...2...1...
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AO26: "Calm, Cool and Elena"
...Rybakina buttons-down Down Under
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AO26: "The Re-emergence of Elina"
...Svitolina checks off another box on her career To-Do List
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AO26: "American Pie"
...Pegula meets the defending champ, with a little extra on the line
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AO26: "Sabalenka's Vision Remains 20/20"
...there's no confusion in Melbourne, as Sabalenka continues to roll
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AO26: "Sweet Sixteen in the Shade"
...the heat is on in Melbourne
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AO26: "Aryna in the Arena"
...there's good luck, bad luck, and having-to-face-Sabalenka-in-tie-breaks luck
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AO26: "All in the Family"
...there's little question who the "Pegula of the Day" is (hint: she's in Melbourne)
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AO26: "Everybody Loves Zeynep"
...Sonmez has entered the building
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AO26: "Can Everything New Be New Again?"
...Keys returns to Melbourne, but is New Madi sequel-worthy?
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AO26: "Step One, Day Two"
...in the quiet of the Aussie summer (and away from a court featuring Alex Eala), Iga Swiatek's AO journey begins
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AO26: "Down and Out and Up and Down"
...history is made in Melbourne, and it was only Day 1
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Wk.2: "Mirra, Mirra on the Wall"
...has the upcoming winner in Melbourne already announced her AO26 intentions?
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AO26 Q-Rounds: Familiar Faces in Familiar Places
...an AO women's qualifying round recap
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