Former world number one Serena Williams has praised the introduction of more ranking protection for new mothers on the WTA Tour. According to the WTA Special Ranking Rule, players who are returning to competition can use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over a three-year period after coming from long-term injury, or pregnancy.

Serena Williams praised new WTA rule change, here is how the rule works

Elina Svitolina stretched every sinew in a brilliant display of defensive tennis to register the biggest win of her career as she rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Sloane Stephens in an enthralling WTA Finals title decider in Singapore.

Elina Svitolina defeats Sloane Stephens to claim WTA Finals triumph

Karolina Pliskova was delighted to gain a modicum of revenge against Caroline Wozniacki at the WTA Finals on Sunday after the big-serving Czech opened her campaign with a 6-2 6-4 win over an opponent who knocked her out in the semi-finals a year ago.

Pliskova revels in 'top win' over Wozniacki at WTA Finals

Qualifier Ons Jabeur became the first Tunisian player to reach a WTA final when she beat fifth seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the Kremlin Cup on Friday.

Jabeur becomes first Tunisian to reach WTA final

Home favourite Daria Kasatkina roared back from a set and 4-1 down to win the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Saturday (October 20), denying Tunisian qualifer Ons Jabeur a first WTA title for her country.

Daria Kasatkina defeats Tunisian Jabeur to lift Kremlin Cup

The women's tennis season concludes at the WTA Finals in Singapore next week and, like a majority of tournaments during the 2018 campaign, picking a winner from a wide-open field seems a near impossible task.

Caroline Wozniacki seeks repeat at wide-open WTA Finals

The unseeded Serena Williams defeated Zarina Diyas of Kazakh in her comeback match at the WTA Indian Wells event with a 7-5, 6-3 victory

Serena Williams marks winning comeback at WTA Indian Wells

Earlier, Andy Murry and Svetlana Kuznetsova was out and now, Kei Nishikori pulled out of Aussie Open and Djokovic is struggling

Australian Open: Tennis 'stars' not shining brightly due to injuries

She hasn't played on the WTA Tour since 2014 after failing to shake off a torn muscle in her shoulder and a number of other injuries

Former world number three Petrova retires from tennis

Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbeldon champion, won her first North American hardcourt title in Montreal back in 2012

Kvitova, Stosur advance in WTA hardcourt tournament

Top-seed Venus Williams will take on world number 18 Johanna Konta on Sunday

Venus Williams eyes 50th WTA title

Alexander Zverev as become the youngest man to crack the top 30 since Djokovic in 2006

No Zika bite fright for Rio-bound Stosur, Zverev

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