Former women's doubles tennis team Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver have criticized the Australian Open's decision to play Sunday's final in partial sun.
Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver recently shared a positive update regarding her stolen grand slam trophies, saying in a post on X on Tuesday that they are in possession by police.
My son & I are at a police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to when fires started. This was the car that had most of my major trophies being stored until we could safely move back home.😡
The Australian Open 2025 women's doubles final was contested on Sunday, 26th January, with Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend winning the match. The match was played during sunny conditions.
Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova secured the women's doubles title in Melbourne with a 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 victory over Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko. The final was competitive despite
Pam Shriver won 22 doubles major titles during her legendary tennis career. Unfortunately, 11 of those trophies were stolen out of her car a couple weeks ago after she evacuated from the Los Angeles wildfires.
When it comes to the L.A. wildfires, Hall of Fame tennis champion Pam Shriver might be one of the biggest losers. The broadcaster first was forced to evacuate her home during the devastating Palisades Fire, then her car — storing some of her most prized tennis trophies — was stolen from the Los Angeles hotel where she was staying.
Paula Badosa gave her take on former World No. 3 Pam Shriver's comments on women’s scheduling at the 2025 Australian Open.
Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, said Thursday that a car she was using to temporarily store “most” of her grand slam trophies was stolen.
The 22-time Grand Slam doubles champion said she felt like she 'won another major' with the recovery of her hardware, though her car is still missing.
The top-seeded pair of Siniakova and Townsend downed Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open women's singles champion, in a thrilling final, prevailing 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 6-3. In the process, Siniakova, the world number one in doubles, matched some of tennis' greatest players.
The Australian Open has become embroiled in a sexism row after Pam Shriver suggested they were putting women’s matches on early in the day so that men had the prime-time slots.