Nischal Schwager-Patel

2 months ago | olympics.com | Nischal Schwager-Patel

Coco Gauff opens her clay-court tennis season this week at the 2025 Porsche Grand Prix (14-21 April) in Stuttgart, Germany. Having not played since her round of 16 exit at the Miami Open three weeks ago, the American has dropped down one place in the WTA rankings to world number four. Gauff therefore enters the Stuttgart Open as the fourth seed in women's singles behind world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, French Open champion Iga Swiatek, and fellow American Jessica Pegula.

2 months ago | olympics.com | Nischal Schwager-Patel

Which eight nations will compete to be crowned the world champions of women’s tennis at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup? The Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup finals will take place in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, at the end of the 2025 season. Hosts China are confirmed in the line-up, led by Olympic women’s singles champion Zheng Qinwen. They are joined by reigning champions Italy, who won the 2024 BJK Cup with a 2-0 triumph over Slovakia in the final last November.

2 months ago | olympics.com | Nischal Schwager-Patel

Who will come out on top at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers (10-13 April) on the road to Shenzhen? The lineup for the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup finals will be determined this week, with eight nations to compete in the year-end tennis finals in the People’s Republic of China. Eighteen teams are participating in the qualifiers held across the world, split into six groups of three nations. The six group winners will qualify for the finals alongside hosts China and 2024 champions Italy.

2 months ago | olympics.com | Nischal Schwager-Patel

Never assume you know which twin is which, a lesson taught the hard way by Luisa Welcke and Lilli Welcke. The German ice hockey sisters are identical twins born seven minutes apart – Luisa has the bragging rights as the eldest – sharing countless characteristics on and off the ice. But when their teammate and Lilli’s roommate was so confident that she could tell the pair apart without even looking at their faces, they needed to make a statement.

2 months ago | olympics.com | Nischal Schwager-Patel

The 2025 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers (10-13 April) get underway across six cities in three continents. Ahead of the women’s tennis finals in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, at the end of 2025, nations must first emerge from a round-robin group of two ties, consisting of two singles rubbers and a doubles match. The teams are split into six groups of three, where the group winners will qualify for the finals alongside hosts China and reigning champions Italy.