Wk.19: "Eternally, Elina" ...Svitolina is back on the list , but one more unfinished task remains "To-Do" wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk19... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk19...

Wk.18: "When in Rome..." ...no lead, nor world #1 (apparently), is immune from eradication wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk18... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk18...

Wk.17: "Marta the Inevitable" ...Marta Kostyuk always seemed destined for something big. Maybe it's about to happen. wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk17... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/05/wk17...

Wk.16: "Duly, Madly, Madrid" ...a disarming week on the Spanish clay wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk16... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk16...

Wk.15: "Smile and the World Smiles with Elena" ...once more, here comes Rybakina wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk15... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk15...

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 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk14... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk14...

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 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk13... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/04/wk13...

2026 1Q Awards: Walking on Sunshine ...the top performances, matches and "the rest" from a sunshiny WTA 1st Quarter wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026...

Wk.12: "The Sun Shines on Sabalenka" 🌞🏆🏆🌞 ...Aryna Sabalenka wins Miami to complete her historic Sunshine Double collector's set wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk12... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk12...

Wk.11: "Striving to Thrive in the 305" ...or the prelude to the purge? wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk11... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk11...

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 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk10... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk10...

Wk.9: "The Road to (Indian) Wells-ville" ...early-round derring-do in the desert wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk9-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk9-...

Wk.8: "Rise of an Unassuming Spaniard" ...it's Bucsa. Cristina Bucsa. wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk8-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/03/wk8-...

Wk.7: "Working Hard, Not Hardly Working" ...in Dubai, Jess is best wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk7-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk7-...

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*) wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk6-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk6-...

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 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk5-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/02/wk5-...

AO26 Wrap: "G'Day, Melbourne" ...players of the month, Rybakina in Red, and rankings updates wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/02/gday... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/02/gday...

AO26 Women's Final: "Top Button, Undone" ...what happens when Rybakina's "button-down" game undoes the top button? wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/top-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/top-...

AO26: "The Immovable Object and the Unstoppable Force Make a Date in Melbourne" ...Sabalenka ✅, Rybakina ✅. In 3...2...1... wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Calm, Cool and Elena" ...Rybakina buttons-down Down Under wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "The Re-emergence of Elina" ...Svitolina checks off another box on her career To-Do List wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "American Pie" ...Pegula meets the defending champ, with a little extra on the line wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Sabalenka's Vision Remains 20/20" ...there's no confusion in Melbourne, as Sabalenka continues to roll wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Sweet Sixteen in the Shade" ...the heat is on in Melbourne wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Aryna in the Arena" ...there's good luck, bad luck, and having-to-face-Sabalenka-in-tie-breaks luck wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "All in the Family" ...there's little question who the "Pegula of the Day" is (hint: she's in Melbourne) wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Everybody Loves Zeynep" ...Sonmez has entered the building wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Can Everything New Be New Again?" ...Keys returns to Melbourne, but is New Madi sequel-worthy? wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

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 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

AO26: "Down and Out and Up and Down" ...history is made in Melbourne, and it was only Day 1 wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

Wk.2: "Mirra, Mirra on the Wall" ...has the upcoming winner in Melbourne already announced her AO26 intentions? wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/wk2-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/wk2-...

AO26 Q-Rounds: Familiar Faces in Familiar Places ...an AO women's qualifying round recap wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/ao26...

Wk.1: "Act 1, Scene 1 (2026)" ...a Sabalenka statement, Swiatek red flags (?), unfinished Svitolina business and a runner-up MVP highlight the opening week of a new WTA season wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/wk1-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/wk1-...

"New Year's Musings (2026)" 🥳 ...the new WTA season is officially in the starting gate. wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...

Battle of the Sexes--a bad idea in 2025, a bad idea in 1973 womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/12/batt... #WTA

Young blood...Seems like old times...Take this show on the road...One singular sensation...Virgo rising...Saving the best for last...Coco means France--then and now...Worth the wait...Too many goodbyes...High on grass! My 2025 top 10 womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-2... #WTA

2025 WTA Year in Review: Performance and Match Lists ...the season's top performances, matches, comebacks and upsets wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...

2025 WTA Year in Review: The Backspin Awards 🏆 ...regional honors and season player awards wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...

2025 Ms.Backspin: Three of One, a Dozen of the Other ...to Big 3 or not Big 3, that is the question wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...

Wk.47: "And One More to Grow On..." ...a final BJK Cup weekend, and another Kamiji sweep wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk47... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk47...

2025 WTA Rankings Round-Up 🔢 ...the annual grab bag of numbers and year-end ranking rises and falls at the conclusion of another uniquely interesting WTA campaign wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...

Wk.46: "Elena Enchanted" ...last one in, last one standing wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...

Wk.45: "Vicky Reclaims Her Victory Vibe" ...her post-Montreal lag over, Mboko is back to her winning ways wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk45... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk45...

Wk.44: "Land of the Rising Bencic" ...four years after winning Gold in Tokyo, Bencic was back for something more wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk44... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk44...

Wk.43: "Buttoning Down in the Clutch" ...with her WTAF life on the line in Ningbo, Rybakina finds her "clutch gene" wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk43... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk43...

Wk.42: "Pretty Please, with Coco on Top" ...does anyone bounce back better than Gauff? wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk42... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk42...

Wk.41: "The Anisimova Ascendency" ...in a season filled with Bannerette excellence, Anisimova's '25 campaign has (probably, at it feels that way) been the best of the lot wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk41... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/10/wk41...

Wk.40: "Zing Went the Strings of Beijing" ...the WTA's Asian swing kicks into high gear wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk40... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk40...

Wk.39: "Iga (and Italy) with an I" ...Swiatek gets personal in Seoul, while Team Italia celebrates another Cup triumph wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk39... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk39...

Wk.38: "Dream Teens on the Scene" ...Jovic and Rakotomanga are the latest teens to dare to dream (and win) wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk38... backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/09/wk38...