Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (pictured above) is the hottest player on the court, and the Wimbledon champion looks to start a streak of Grand Slam wins with a repeat at the year’s final Grand Slam, the US Open. Alcaraz will face challengers like Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Wimbledon finalist Novak Djokovic. Poland’s Iga Świątek is the defending women’s singles champion, with Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia, Ons Jabeur and Coco Gauff among the toughest opponents. Early rounds from the Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, begin Monday, August 28 on ESPN. ESPN+ streams live action from multiple courts daily. Matches also air on ESPN2, and ABC airs Round of 16 Labor Day weekend matches on Sunday, September 3. ESPN and ESPN+ feature the women’s singles semifinals Thursday, September 7, and finals in primetime Saturday, September 9. The men’s singles semifinals are Friday,...
- 8/23/2023
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Berlin, June 21 (Ians) Croatia’s Donna Vekic earned her second Top 10 win of the season with a 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4 upset of No.2 seed Elena Rybakina in the second round of the German Open, here on Wednesday.
In 2 hours and 14 minutes, World No. 23 Vekic ended the reigning Wimbledon champion’s nine-match unbeaten run, as well as her eight-match winning streak on grass. But the Croatian is a capable grass-courter herself, and she is now through to her sixth career Wta Tour quarterfinal on the surface.
Three of Vekic’s 11 career finals have come on grass, and she won Nottingham in 2017.
The win over World No.3 Rybakina is Vekic’s 12th career Top 10 win and her second after beating then-No.5 Caroline Garcia in the Monterrey final in February.
Vekic’s last win over a Top 3 player, however, was a defeat of Aryna Sabalenka, also No.3 at the time, two summers ago at the Tokyo Olympics.
In 2 hours and 14 minutes, World No. 23 Vekic ended the reigning Wimbledon champion’s nine-match unbeaten run, as well as her eight-match winning streak on grass. But the Croatian is a capable grass-courter herself, and she is now through to her sixth career Wta Tour quarterfinal on the surface.
Three of Vekic’s 11 career finals have come on grass, and she won Nottingham in 2017.
The win over World No.3 Rybakina is Vekic’s 12th career Top 10 win and her second after beating then-No.5 Caroline Garcia in the Monterrey final in February.
Vekic’s last win over a Top 3 player, however, was a defeat of Aryna Sabalenka, also No.3 at the time, two summers ago at the Tokyo Olympics.
- 6/21/2023
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Stuttgart, Germany, April 22 (Ians) World’s top two tennis players Iga Swiatek of Poland and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus both reached the semifinals after 2-1 comeback wins here at the Wta 500 Stuttgart Grand Prix.
Second seed Sabalenka came from a set and a break down to defeat wildcard Paula Badosa of Spain 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the semifinals for the third straight year. The 2023 Australian Open champion is seeking her first Stuttgart title after two consecutive runner-up showings, reports Xinhua.
It’s Sabalenka’s fourth semifinal in six tournaments so far this year. She will next face 24-ranked Russian Anastasia Potapova, who upset fourth seed Caroline Garcia of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Speaking of breaking back for 4-4 in the second set, Sabalenka said, “I was just talking to myself and saying, just try one more time, try to put the ball back, and then run and move and...
Second seed Sabalenka came from a set and a break down to defeat wildcard Paula Badosa of Spain 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and reach the semifinals for the third straight year. The 2023 Australian Open champion is seeking her first Stuttgart title after two consecutive runner-up showings, reports Xinhua.
It’s Sabalenka’s fourth semifinal in six tournaments so far this year. She will next face 24-ranked Russian Anastasia Potapova, who upset fourth seed Caroline Garcia of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Speaking of breaking back for 4-4 in the second set, Sabalenka said, “I was just talking to myself and saying, just try one more time, try to put the ball back, and then run and move and...
- 4/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
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Stuttgart, April 21 (Ians) Anastasia Potapova scored her second win in a row over Coco Gauff to upset the No.5 seed 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
In the quarterfinals, Potpovahe will face No.4 seed Caroline Garcia, who got the better of Tatjana Maria of Germany 7-6(5), 6-4 on Friday.
Potapova had defeated the American 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-2 in a 2-hour, 32-minute third-round tilt in Miami a month ago. The former junior No.1 needed only 1 hour and 17 minutes to reprise the victory on clay and move into her fourth Hologic Wta Tour quarterfinal of 2023.
This time last year, Potapova was ranked No.122. Exactly 12 months ago, she captured her maiden tour trophy in Istanbul — the start of a rise that sees the 22-year-old at a career-high of No.24 this week. So far this season, she has also picked up a second title in Linz and reached...
In the quarterfinals, Potpovahe will face No.4 seed Caroline Garcia, who got the better of Tatjana Maria of Germany 7-6(5), 6-4 on Friday.
Potapova had defeated the American 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-2 in a 2-hour, 32-minute third-round tilt in Miami a month ago. The former junior No.1 needed only 1 hour and 17 minutes to reprise the victory on clay and move into her fourth Hologic Wta Tour quarterfinal of 2023.
This time last year, Potapova was ranked No.122. Exactly 12 months ago, she captured her maiden tour trophy in Istanbul — the start of a rise that sees the 22-year-old at a career-high of No.24 this week. So far this season, she has also picked up a second title in Linz and reached...
- 4/21/2023
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Florida (USA), March 22 (Ians) Camila Giorgi overcame Kaia Kanepi in the Miami Open 2023 first round in 3 hours and 32 minutes, tying for the longest main-draw match of the Wta season.
Last month in Austin, Erika Andreeva defeated Harriet Dart in the same time.
Giorgi had chances to make this match shorter. She led 5-0 in the third set and held one match point at both 5-3 and 5-4. But Kanepi methodically pulled her way back into contention, sweeping five games in a row to level the affair at 5-5 in the third on Tuesday.
In the third-set tiebreak, Giorgi fired a forehand winner to grab the first mini-break at 4-2. Giorgi never relinquished that advantage, closing out the victory on her fourth match point with another forehand winner.
Kanepi slammed 19 aces in defeat while Giorgi had 11 aces of her own. The pair had identical 4-for-10 break point conversion rates and each player won exactly 135 points.
Last month in Austin, Erika Andreeva defeated Harriet Dart in the same time.
Giorgi had chances to make this match shorter. She led 5-0 in the third set and held one match point at both 5-3 and 5-4. But Kanepi methodically pulled her way back into contention, sweeping five games in a row to level the affair at 5-5 in the third on Tuesday.
In the third-set tiebreak, Giorgi fired a forehand winner to grab the first mini-break at 4-2. Giorgi never relinquished that advantage, closing out the victory on her fourth match point with another forehand winner.
Kanepi slammed 19 aces in defeat while Giorgi had 11 aces of her own. The pair had identical 4-for-10 break point conversion rates and each player won exactly 135 points.
- 3/22/2023
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Indian Wells (USA), March 18 (Ians) World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her third final of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over last year’s runner-up, No.7 seed Maria Sakkari, in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals, here.
Sakkari had beaten Sabalenka in their last two clashes, which came in the group stages at the Wta Finals in both 2021 and 2022. But Sabalenka prevailed in 1 hour and 23 minutes in the Californian desert on Friday, increasing her head-to-head lead over Sakkari to 5-3.
“I’m just super happy with another final and super happy with the win against Maria. She’s such a great fighter, and it’s always tough matches against her,” Sabalenka said in her post-match press conference.
“I feel really good on court right now, but I also have an understanding that it’s not going to be the same all the time. So that’s why I keep working hard,...
Sakkari had beaten Sabalenka in their last two clashes, which came in the group stages at the Wta Finals in both 2021 and 2022. But Sabalenka prevailed in 1 hour and 23 minutes in the Californian desert on Friday, increasing her head-to-head lead over Sakkari to 5-3.
“I’m just super happy with another final and super happy with the win against Maria. She’s such a great fighter, and it’s always tough matches against her,” Sabalenka said in her post-match press conference.
“I feel really good on court right now, but I also have an understanding that it’s not going to be the same all the time. So that’s why I keep working hard,...
- 3/18/2023
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Indian Wells (USA), March 16 (Ians) Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka continued her spectacular start to the season by defeating No.6 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-0 to reach the Indian Wells Masters semifinals, here.
With her win, No.2 seed Sabalenka improved her 2023 win-loss record to 16-1 with her 64-minute victory over Gauff, the last remaining American in the women’s singles draw in the Californian desert.
Sabalenka will now meet last year’s finalist Maria Sakkari in the semifinals, after No.7 seed Sakkari beat No.15 seed Petra Kvitova in three sets in Wednesday’s evening quarterfinal.
Both Sabalenka and Gauff were playing in their first Indian Wells quarterfinal, and it was World No.2 Sabalenka who handled the occasion more successfully. For the first time all season, Sabalenka made it through a match without facing a single break point.
Gauff had previously been a thorn in Sabalenka’s side, with the...
With her win, No.2 seed Sabalenka improved her 2023 win-loss record to 16-1 with her 64-minute victory over Gauff, the last remaining American in the women’s singles draw in the Californian desert.
Sabalenka will now meet last year’s finalist Maria Sakkari in the semifinals, after No.7 seed Sakkari beat No.15 seed Petra Kvitova in three sets in Wednesday’s evening quarterfinal.
Both Sabalenka and Gauff were playing in their first Indian Wells quarterfinal, and it was World No.2 Sabalenka who handled the occasion more successfully. For the first time all season, Sabalenka made it through a match without facing a single break point.
Gauff had previously been a thorn in Sabalenka’s side, with the...
- 3/16/2023
- by News Bureau
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Indian Wells (USA), March 7 (Ians) World No.1 Iga Swiatek is back to defend her crown at the Indian Wells Masters, as the Pole sits at the top of the draw as the No.1 seed player.
Main-draw play at the Wta 1000 event starts on March 8, with World No.1 and defending champion Swiatek leading the field. Her run to the title last year was part of her 37-match winning streak, the longest of the 2000s.
Like all of the 32 seeded players, Swiatek has received a first-round bye. She will play the winner of the first-round match between Claire Liu and Alison van Uytvanck.
Two of the four former Indian Wells champions in the field could face off in the third round, with No.32 seed and 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu as a potential opponent for Swiatek.
No.5 seed Caroline Garcia is the other Top 10 seed in the first quarter. Also in this quarter are 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu,...
Main-draw play at the Wta 1000 event starts on March 8, with World No.1 and defending champion Swiatek leading the field. Her run to the title last year was part of her 37-match winning streak, the longest of the 2000s.
Like all of the 32 seeded players, Swiatek has received a first-round bye. She will play the winner of the first-round match between Claire Liu and Alison van Uytvanck.
Two of the four former Indian Wells champions in the field could face off in the third round, with No.32 seed and 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu as a potential opponent for Swiatek.
No.5 seed Caroline Garcia is the other Top 10 seed in the first quarter. Also in this quarter are 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu,...
- 3/7/2023
- by News Bureau
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Adelaide, Jan 7 (Ians) Aryna Sabalenka has marched into her first final on Australian soil without conceding a set, denying Irina-Camelia Begu at the Adelaide International on Saturday.
After a slow start to her campaign, the second seed has quickly rediscovered the shot-making brilliance which carried her past the world’s top three women to a runner-up finish at last year’s Wta Finals.
As temperatures climbed above 30 degrees Celsius, the 24-year-old was pleased to wrap up the job in 78 minutes, restricting Begu to a 6-3, 6-2 scoreline.
“Yeah I’m happy with the level I played today, especially with (Begu’s) different game,” Sabalenka was quoted as saying by adelaideinternational.com.au. “She’s playing a little bit, like, a different style, so I’m super happy that I’m able to win this match.”
Sabalenka’s best finish last year was a runner-up showing at the Wta Finals to Caroline Garcia,...
After a slow start to her campaign, the second seed has quickly rediscovered the shot-making brilliance which carried her past the world’s top three women to a runner-up finish at last year’s Wta Finals.
As temperatures climbed above 30 degrees Celsius, the 24-year-old was pleased to wrap up the job in 78 minutes, restricting Begu to a 6-3, 6-2 scoreline.
“Yeah I’m happy with the level I played today, especially with (Begu’s) different game,” Sabalenka was quoted as saying by adelaideinternational.com.au. “She’s playing a little bit, like, a different style, so I’m super happy that I’m able to win this match.”
Sabalenka’s best finish last year was a runner-up showing at the Wta Finals to Caroline Garcia,...
- 1/7/2023
- by News Bureau
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Perth, Dec 29 (Ians) Team Frances Alize Cornet and Arthur Rinderknech both passed the test of a first-time encounter with flying colours on Thursday at the United Cup, where they defeated Team Argentinas Maria Lourdes Carle and Francisco Cerundolo, respectively.
In a double-header of first-time tour-level meetings, Cornet and Rinderknech each secured straight-sets wins to move sixth-seeded Team France to a 2-0 lead in their opening Group F tie.
Cornet, a quarter-finalist at the 2022 Australian Open, cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory against No.147-ranked Carle in one hour and 15 minutes. The first five games were filled with extended baseline exchanges as both players probed each other’s games while refusing to miss.
It was University of Georgia alumna Carle, 22, who ran out of ideas first. A lapse into error handed Cornet the first break for 4-2, and the Frenchwoman seized momentum firmly to reel off six straight games, including 13 of...
In a double-header of first-time tour-level meetings, Cornet and Rinderknech each secured straight-sets wins to move sixth-seeded Team France to a 2-0 lead in their opening Group F tie.
Cornet, a quarter-finalist at the 2022 Australian Open, cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 victory against No.147-ranked Carle in one hour and 15 minutes. The first five games were filled with extended baseline exchanges as both players probed each other’s games while refusing to miss.
It was University of Georgia alumna Carle, 22, who ran out of ideas first. A lapse into error handed Cornet the first break for 4-2, and the Frenchwoman seized momentum firmly to reel off six straight games, including 13 of...
- 12/29/2022
- by News Bureau
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Adelaide, Dec 17 (Ians) The Adelaide International 2 boasts a stellar entry list, which includes the entirety of the Wta Tour’s Top 4, including World No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.2 Ons Jabeur.
World No.3 Jessica Pegula and Wta Finals champion Caroline Garcia have also entered the Wta 500 event, which takes place during Week 2 of the new 2023 season and begins on January 9.
Notably, Adelaide 2 is the second leg of Adelaide’s Festival of Tennis, a two-week span that sees the city host back-to-back Wta 500 events at The Drive. The tournament is the last Wta 500 tournament before the Australian Open, which begins on January 16.
With a main-draw cutoff at No.22, Adelaide 2 also features No.8 Daria Kasatkina, No.9 Veronika Kudermetova. 2022 Adelaide 250 champion Madison Keys has also entered the tournament, as well as 2022 Sydney champion Paula Badosa.
As per Wta, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who advanced to the final in her last appearance in Adelaide last year,...
World No.3 Jessica Pegula and Wta Finals champion Caroline Garcia have also entered the Wta 500 event, which takes place during Week 2 of the new 2023 season and begins on January 9.
Notably, Adelaide 2 is the second leg of Adelaide’s Festival of Tennis, a two-week span that sees the city host back-to-back Wta 500 events at The Drive. The tournament is the last Wta 500 tournament before the Australian Open, which begins on January 16.
With a main-draw cutoff at No.22, Adelaide 2 also features No.8 Daria Kasatkina, No.9 Veronika Kudermetova. 2022 Adelaide 250 champion Madison Keys has also entered the tournament, as well as 2022 Sydney champion Paula Badosa.
As per Wta, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who advanced to the final in her last appearance in Adelaide last year,...
- 12/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Sydney, Nov 10 (Ians) Entries from the top 16 countries and regions were announced on Thursday for the inaugural United Cup mixed team tennis event, with Greece, led by world No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No.6 Maria Sakkari, as the top seeds.
Tennis Australia confirmed in a statement that world No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.11 Hubert Hurkacz will lead No. 2 seed Poland, while the third-seeded United States will feature world No.3 Jessica Pegula and No.9 Taylor Fritz.
World No.2 Rafael Nadal will team up with world No.13 Paula Badosa to fly the flag for Spain, and Italy will star world No.16 Matteo Berrettini and Martina Trevisan. France rounds out the top six seeds, with world No.4 Caroline Garcia.
Teams from Australia, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Britain, Argentina and Norway also made their way into the round-robin phase of the competition.
The top six Wta ranking-qualified countries and regions, the...
Tennis Australia confirmed in a statement that world No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.11 Hubert Hurkacz will lead No. 2 seed Poland, while the third-seeded United States will feature world No.3 Jessica Pegula and No.9 Taylor Fritz.
World No.2 Rafael Nadal will team up with world No.13 Paula Badosa to fly the flag for Spain, and Italy will star world No.16 Matteo Berrettini and Martina Trevisan. France rounds out the top six seeds, with world No.4 Caroline Garcia.
Teams from Australia, Croatia, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Britain, Argentina and Norway also made their way into the round-robin phase of the competition.
The top six Wta ranking-qualified countries and regions, the...
- 11/10/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Fort Worth, Texas, Nov 8 (Ians) France’s Caroline Garcia clinched the Wta Finals title with an impressive 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the final, here.
With her victory on Monday night, the 29-year-old from Lyon also became the oldest Wta Finals titleholder after Serena Williams, who won the championships at 33 in 2014.
“It’s definitely a lot of giant happiness. A crazy final, a lot of intensity on every point. Just really proud of the work we did through all the year. It was a great match — really went for it. I’m really happy to win my biggest title”, said Garcia, who clawed her way out of a group including top-ranked Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina.
No. 6 Garcia is the second Frenchwoman to win the tournament after Amelie Mauresmo, who beat compatriot Mary Pierce in 2005.
On the other hand, Sabalenka, ranked seventh, was trying to become...
With her victory on Monday night, the 29-year-old from Lyon also became the oldest Wta Finals titleholder after Serena Williams, who won the championships at 33 in 2014.
“It’s definitely a lot of giant happiness. A crazy final, a lot of intensity on every point. Just really proud of the work we did through all the year. It was a great match — really went for it. I’m really happy to win my biggest title”, said Garcia, who clawed her way out of a group including top-ranked Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina.
No. 6 Garcia is the second Frenchwoman to win the tournament after Amelie Mauresmo, who beat compatriot Mary Pierce in 2005.
On the other hand, Sabalenka, ranked seventh, was trying to become...
- 11/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Fort Worth (Texas), Nov 7 (Ians) The No.7 seed Aryna Sabalenka stunned World No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in their 2-hour and 7-minute semifinal here on Sunday.
Sabalenka prevailed in her tour-leading 28th three-set match of this season to reach her third final of the year.
At the start of the week, Sabalenka called it a “miracle” that she even qualified for the Wta Finals. But now, after a massive semifinal upset, her miracle has extended all the way into the singles final in Fort Worth.
Sabalenka will now meet No.6 seed, Caroline Garcia, for the Wta Finals singles trophy, which will break their currently deadlocked 2-2 head-to-head. With their semifinal wins, both Sabalenka and Garcia will finish the year inside the Top 5.
Former World No.2 Sabalenka won her first meeting with Swiatek a year ago at the 2021 Wta Finals, but since then, Swiatek had the upper hand in their rivalry,...
Sabalenka prevailed in her tour-leading 28th three-set match of this season to reach her third final of the year.
At the start of the week, Sabalenka called it a “miracle” that she even qualified for the Wta Finals. But now, after a massive semifinal upset, her miracle has extended all the way into the singles final in Fort Worth.
Sabalenka will now meet No.6 seed, Caroline Garcia, for the Wta Finals singles trophy, which will break their currently deadlocked 2-2 head-to-head. With their semifinal wins, both Sabalenka and Garcia will finish the year inside the Top 5.
Former World No.2 Sabalenka won her first meeting with Swiatek a year ago at the 2021 Wta Finals, but since then, Swiatek had the upper hand in their rivalry,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Fort Worth (Texas), Nov 6 (Ians) Trailing by a set, French tennis player Caroline Garcia returned to her usual best and won a memorable match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) in 80 minutes against Russian Daria Kasatkina and advanced to semifinals in the Wta Finals here on Sunday.
Amid all the scenarios and permutations of round-robin play at the Wta Finals, this match was a black-and-white, winner-take-all situation.
Garcia is the third French player to reach the semifinals in her first two Wta Finals appearances after Francoise Durr (1972 and 1973) and Mary Pierce (1993 and 1994).
“It’s definitely a great achievement. I was already really proud to be in the Top 8. I don’t really know if I realize that this is the semifinal tomorrow. It proves that this year was definitely a good year. I started very far from the Top 10, the Top 8, and I make my way to it. Today, it’s one more...
Amid all the scenarios and permutations of round-robin play at the Wta Finals, this match was a black-and-white, winner-take-all situation.
Garcia is the third French player to reach the semifinals in her first two Wta Finals appearances after Francoise Durr (1972 and 1973) and Mary Pierce (1993 and 1994).
“It’s definitely a great achievement. I was already really proud to be in the Top 8. I don’t really know if I realize that this is the semifinal tomorrow. It proves that this year was definitely a good year. I started very far from the Top 10, the Top 8, and I make my way to it. Today, it’s one more...
- 11/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Forth Worth (Texas) Ons Jabeur came back to defeat Jessica Pegula 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in a thrilling match at the Wta Finals here on Thursday.
Jabeur came back to defeat Pegula and this victory will likely have larger ramifications for the Tunisian. Previously, she had dropped seven of the past eight matches against Top 10 players. This was the kind of victory she can use toward maintaining her place among the elite in women’s tennis.
All four of the singles winners over the first two days happened to be the four players who had previously played in the year-end championship. A coincidence? Perhaps not.
Based solely on seeding, three of the four matches were upsets, as first-timers No.2 Ons Jabeur, No.3 Jessica Pegula and No.4 Coco Gauff were defeated, respectively, by Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia.
Wednesday’s match between Jabeur and Pegula — two 28-year-old players finishing up...
Jabeur came back to defeat Pegula and this victory will likely have larger ramifications for the Tunisian. Previously, she had dropped seven of the past eight matches against Top 10 players. This was the kind of victory she can use toward maintaining her place among the elite in women’s tennis.
All four of the singles winners over the first two days happened to be the four players who had previously played in the year-end championship. A coincidence? Perhaps not.
Based solely on seeding, three of the four matches were upsets, as first-timers No.2 Ons Jabeur, No.3 Jessica Pegula and No.4 Coco Gauff were defeated, respectively, by Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia.
Wednesday’s match between Jabeur and Pegula — two 28-year-old players finishing up...
- 11/3/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Fort Worth (Texas) Nov 2 (Ians) French tennis player Caroline Garcia, making a Wta Finals appearance for the first time in five years, made a powerful statement in the year-ending championships with a straight-sets opening-round win over American teenager Coco Gauff in the round-robin tournament.
The No.6 seed Garcia needed 1 hour and 18 minutes to defeat No.4 Gauff 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday night. It was the first round-robin match for each of them in the Tracy Austin Group. “It was definitely a good match, pretty solid on my side,” Garcia was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com after the match. “I think I stayed really positive at every moment.
“(Coco) is always impressive to play against, it’s always a lot of intensity and she can do so many things. … It was very important for me to stay calm, stay on my game and what I wanted to do, and I think I did it good.
The No.6 seed Garcia needed 1 hour and 18 minutes to defeat No.4 Gauff 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday night. It was the first round-robin match for each of them in the Tracy Austin Group. “It was definitely a good match, pretty solid on my side,” Garcia was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com after the match. “I think I stayed really positive at every moment.
“(Coco) is always impressive to play against, it’s always a lot of intensity and she can do so many things. … It was very important for me to stay calm, stay on my game and what I wanted to do, and I think I did it good.
- 11/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Texas (US), Oct 29 (Ians) The stage is set for the 2022 Wta Finals, as the groups for the round-robin matches of the prestigious year-ending championships were drawn on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Each singles player or doubles team will face off against all of the other participants in their respective group during the first six days of the tournament. At the end of the round-robin matches, the top two players or teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination semifinals.
World No.1 Iga Swiatek, the winner of eight titles this season including Roland Garros and the US Open, leads the Tracy Austin Group. Austin is a former World No.1 in singles — the four group names are inspired by four legendary American champions.
Swiatek will have a rematch of the Roland Garros final against No.4 seed Coco Gauff during round-robin play. The two youngest players in the field, 21-year-old Swiatek and 18-year-old Gauff,...
Each singles player or doubles team will face off against all of the other participants in their respective group during the first six days of the tournament. At the end of the round-robin matches, the top two players or teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination semifinals.
World No.1 Iga Swiatek, the winner of eight titles this season including Roland Garros and the US Open, leads the Tracy Austin Group. Austin is a former World No.1 in singles — the four group names are inspired by four legendary American champions.
Swiatek will have a rematch of the Roland Garros final against No.4 seed Coco Gauff during round-robin play. The two youngest players in the field, 21-year-old Swiatek and 18-year-old Gauff,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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St Petersburg (USA), Oct 21 (Ians) Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina qualified for the 2022 Wta Finals, joining World No.1 Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Caroline Garcia in the singles draw, the Wta announced on Thursday.
Sabalenka will be making her second appearance at the season-ending tournament in singles. She contested the group stages in 2021. She also qualified in doubles with Elise Mertens in 2019. Kasatkina earned her debut qualification for the Wta Finals this season. She served as an alternate in 2018.
Sabalenka reached two finals this season, at the Wta 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and the Wta 250 Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. She reached the semifinals at two Wta 1000 events, at the Internazionali Bnl d’Italia (Rome) and Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) and also made the last four at the US Open, her joint-best singles Grand Slam result.
Kasatkina has triumphed at two tournaments in 2022 to secure her place in Fort Worth,...
Sabalenka will be making her second appearance at the season-ending tournament in singles. She contested the group stages in 2021. She also qualified in doubles with Elise Mertens in 2019. Kasatkina earned her debut qualification for the Wta Finals this season. She served as an alternate in 2018.
Sabalenka reached two finals this season, at the Wta 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and the Wta 250 Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. She reached the semifinals at two Wta 1000 events, at the Internazionali Bnl d’Italia (Rome) and Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) and also made the last four at the US Open, her joint-best singles Grand Slam result.
Kasatkina has triumphed at two tournaments in 2022 to secure her place in Fort Worth,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Oct 16 (Ians) In her first tour-level final, World No 138 Anna Blinkova outlasted 74th-ranked Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to clinch the Transylvania Open title, here on Sunday.
Blinkova needed 1 hour and 41 minutes to prevail and hoist her first Wta singles championship trophy. She becomes the fifth qualifier to win a singles title on the Wta Tour this season, joining Tatjana Maria (Bogota), Anastasia Potapova (Istanbul), Bernarda Pera (Budapest) and Caroline Garcia (Cincinnati).
Moreover, the 24-year-old Blinkova is projected to return to the Top 100 for the first time since last September. Her career-high ranking is World No 54, achieved in February of 2020.
Blinkova and Paolini had a 2-2 head-to-head coming into the final, but Paolini had taken recent control of their meetings, winning their last two matches with the loss of just seven games combined.
However, Blinkova reclaimed the momentum in their rivalry on Sunday. Her aggressive play led to 35 winners,...
Blinkova needed 1 hour and 41 minutes to prevail and hoist her first Wta singles championship trophy. She becomes the fifth qualifier to win a singles title on the Wta Tour this season, joining Tatjana Maria (Bogota), Anastasia Potapova (Istanbul), Bernarda Pera (Budapest) and Caroline Garcia (Cincinnati).
Moreover, the 24-year-old Blinkova is projected to return to the Top 100 for the first time since last September. Her career-high ranking is World No 54, achieved in February of 2020.
Blinkova and Paolini had a 2-2 head-to-head coming into the final, but Paolini had taken recent control of their meetings, winning their last two matches with the loss of just seven games combined.
However, Blinkova reclaimed the momentum in their rivalry on Sunday. Her aggressive play led to 35 winners,...
- 10/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Tokyo, Sep 23 (Ians) Two days after saving match point and withstanding a barrage of 27 aces from No 2 seed Caroline Garcia, No 28 Zhang Shuai on Friday booked her place in the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Petra Martic, here.
Playing Tokyo for the first time in over a decade, Zhang is now into her third semifinal of the season. Earlier this year, she captured her third career singles title in Lyon and made the final in Birmingham.
The 33-year-old came into the fall season after a successful summer hard court season, which saw her make back-to-back quarterfinals in Cincinnati and Cleveland before making her first US Open Round of 16.
Zhang came into the quarterfinals looking for her first ever win over Martic. The Croatian had beaten her twice on hard courts. In their last match at 2019 Miami, Martic lost just three games.
Zhang was...
Playing Tokyo for the first time in over a decade, Zhang is now into her third semifinal of the season. Earlier this year, she captured her third career singles title in Lyon and made the final in Birmingham.
The 33-year-old came into the fall season after a successful summer hard court season, which saw her make back-to-back quarterfinals in Cincinnati and Cleveland before making her first US Open Round of 16.
Zhang came into the quarterfinals looking for her first ever win over Martic. The Croatian had beaten her twice on hard courts. In their last match at 2019 Miami, Martic lost just three games.
Zhang was...
- 9/23/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Tokyo, Sep 20 (Ians) Mexican qualifier Fernanda Contreras Gomez defeated 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 7-6(7), 6-4 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open here on Tuesday.
The victory was Contreras Gomez’s first career win in a Hologic Wta Tour main draw match. Ranked No.131, Contreras Gomez will face No.4 seed Veronika Kudermetova in the next round.
Despite her position as a qualifier, Contreras Gomez was the higher-ranked player in her Tokyo opener. Kenin, who reached a career-high No.4 in 2020, has seen her ranking slip to No.315 as she works her way back from injury.
After saving a set point late in the first-set tiebreak, Contreras Gomez dominated the second set to build a 5-1 lead. Kenin fought valiantly to put the set back on serve, but Contreras Gomez broke the American one last time to seal the win after 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Contreras Gomez, 24, made her...
The victory was Contreras Gomez’s first career win in a Hologic Wta Tour main draw match. Ranked No.131, Contreras Gomez will face No.4 seed Veronika Kudermetova in the next round.
Despite her position as a qualifier, Contreras Gomez was the higher-ranked player in her Tokyo opener. Kenin, who reached a career-high No.4 in 2020, has seen her ranking slip to No.315 as she works her way back from injury.
After saving a set point late in the first-set tiebreak, Contreras Gomez dominated the second set to build a 5-1 lead. Kenin fought valiantly to put the set back on serve, but Contreras Gomez broke the American one last time to seal the win after 1 hour and 46 minutes.
Contreras Gomez, 24, made her...
- 9/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New York, Sep 12 (Ians) Her triumph in the U.S Open has helped Iga Swiatek open up a commanding lead in the rankings, taking her tally to more than twice as many rankings points as anyone else on the tour.
By capturing her seventh singles title of the season, including her second Grand Slam title, current World No.1 and 2022 U.S Open champion Iga Swiatek continues to build on her lead atop the Wta Rankings. Poland’s Swiatek has owned the No.1 ranking for 24 consecutive weeks, a streak that dates back to April 4.
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia returns to No.2 in this week’s rankings, moving up three spots from No.5.
With 10,365 ranking points, Swiatek now holds a 5,275-point lead over Jabeur, the widest margin between No.1 and No.2 in seven years, when Serena Williams had a 6,591-point lead the week of August 31, 2015.
Anett Kontaveit of Estonia is third on the list with 4300 points,...
By capturing her seventh singles title of the season, including her second Grand Slam title, current World No.1 and 2022 U.S Open champion Iga Swiatek continues to build on her lead atop the Wta Rankings. Poland’s Swiatek has owned the No.1 ranking for 24 consecutive weeks, a streak that dates back to April 4.
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia returns to No.2 in this week’s rankings, moving up three spots from No.5.
With 10,365 ranking points, Swiatek now holds a 5,275-point lead over Jabeur, the widest margin between No.1 and No.2 in seven years, when Serena Williams had a 6,591-point lead the week of August 31, 2015.
Anett Kontaveit of Estonia is third on the list with 4300 points,...
- 9/12/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New York, Sep 5 (Ians) Norway’s Casper Ruud overcame lucky loser Corentin Moutet of France to book a berth in the US Open men’s quarterfinals, while American 12th seed Coco Gauff battled hard to edge out Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai to reach the women’s singles last eight.
According to ‘Xinhua’, World No. 7 Ruud, who has a much higher ranking than Moutet, notched up the 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2 win to set up a meeting with 13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, who scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Moutet has had the best run of his career at a major tournament, becoming the first lucky loser to reach the US Open men’s singles fourth round. He lost to China’s Wu Yibing in the qualifying round but still made the main draw.
Gauff edged out Zhang 7-5, 7-5 for a spot...
According to ‘Xinhua’, World No. 7 Ruud, who has a much higher ranking than Moutet, notched up the 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2 win to set up a meeting with 13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, who scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Moutet has had the best run of his career at a major tournament, becoming the first lucky loser to reach the US Open men’s singles fourth round. He lost to China’s Wu Yibing in the qualifying round but still made the main draw.
Gauff edged out Zhang 7-5, 7-5 for a spot...
- 9/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New York, Sep 1 (Ians) World No. 48 Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the ongoing US Open 2022 after defeating No 15 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 6-4, here on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Canadian put in a vintage performance to set up an exciting third-round clash with France’s Caroline Garcia. Coming off an up-and-down three-set win over Harmony Tan in the first round, Andreescu played a physical and disciplined match to defeat the surging Brazilian.
Haddad Maia has been in fantastic form during the summer, winning back-to-back titles in Nottingham and Birmingham and making the biggest final of her career in Toronto. She earned her first main-draw win at the US Open in the first round with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 win over Ana Konjuh.
“I actually like playing these tougher opponents because I think I’m more on my A-game when I play higher ranked players, which is a...
The 22-year-old Canadian put in a vintage performance to set up an exciting third-round clash with France’s Caroline Garcia. Coming off an up-and-down three-set win over Harmony Tan in the first round, Andreescu played a physical and disciplined match to defeat the surging Brazilian.
Haddad Maia has been in fantastic form during the summer, winning back-to-back titles in Nottingham and Birmingham and making the biggest final of her career in Toronto. She earned her first main-draw win at the US Open in the first round with a dominating 6-0, 6-0 win over Ana Konjuh.
“I actually like playing these tougher opponents because I think I’m more on my A-game when I play higher ranked players, which is a...
- 9/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New York, Aug 30 (Ians) No. 17 seed Caroline Garcia opened her 2022 US Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 scoreline over lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova while Maria Sakkari survived a scare as she advanced with a three sets victory in early women’s singles action here.
On Monday, Sakkari returned to the scene where she tore through the 2021 US Open wom’n’s draw, riding on a high of a breakthrough season that saw her crack the Top 10 for the first time in her career, determined to change the narrative. She opened her 2022 campaign with an emphatic 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over Tatjana Maria of Germany.
Early on, a knee-high volley from midcourt caught Rakhimova by surprise and the stance and execution on return was particularly aggressive. Sprinkle in winners off each wing and 10 successive points, and it all enabled the Frenchwoman to surge 4-0 in front.
By this point, Garcia was...
On Monday, Sakkari returned to the scene where she tore through the 2021 US Open wom’n’s draw, riding on a high of a breakthrough season that saw her crack the Top 10 for the first time in her career, determined to change the narrative. She opened her 2022 campaign with an emphatic 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win over Tatjana Maria of Germany.
Early on, a knee-high volley from midcourt caught Rakhimova by surprise and the stance and execution on return was particularly aggressive. Sprinkle in winners off each wing and 10 successive points, and it all enabled the Frenchwoman to surge 4-0 in front.
By this point, Garcia was...
- 8/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New York, Aug 26 (Ians) In what is set to be her final tournament, 23-time major champion Serena Williams will face Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in the first round of the U.S Open, the organisers announced on Thursday.
Earlier this month, Williams announced her impending retirement after the U.S Open. A champion in New York six times, she will face No.80 Kovinic for the first time.
The 27-year-old Montenegrin reached a career-high ranking of No.46 in 2016 and became the first woman from her country to win a Wta Tour title last year at Charleston.
In January, Kovinic broke new ground for Montenegro at the Australian Open after defeating Emma Raducanu to become the first woman from her country to reach the third round of a Slam.
The winner of that opener will face either No.2 Anett Kontaveit or Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian.
World No.1 Iga Swiatek tops the draw...
Earlier this month, Williams announced her impending retirement after the U.S Open. A champion in New York six times, she will face No.80 Kovinic for the first time.
The 27-year-old Montenegrin reached a career-high ranking of No.46 in 2016 and became the first woman from her country to win a Wta Tour title last year at Charleston.
In January, Kovinic broke new ground for Montenegro at the Australian Open after defeating Emma Raducanu to become the first woman from her country to reach the third round of a Slam.
The winner of that opener will face either No.2 Anett Kontaveit or Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian.
World No.1 Iga Swiatek tops the draw...
- 8/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Mason (Ohio), Aug 22 (Ians) Caroline Garcia of France defeated Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in the Western & Southern Open final, becoming the first qualifier to ever win a Wta 1000 title since the tier was created in 2009.
The 28-year-old former world No.4 will surge back into the Top-20 on Monday after a week that saw her win eight matches in nine days, defeat three top-10 opponents, and overcame Kvitova to win her 10th career title, third of the season, and first Wta 1000 since 2017.
The world No.35 took 1 hour and 42 minutes to topple the 28th-ranked Kvitova.
“Pure joy, I think,” Garcia was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com after the victory on Sunday evening. “Just happiness. Every single win is very important. Every title is very special, (Wta) 250, 1000, it’s always very hard to describe it. It’s not happening so often, and you have to really enjoy it.
The 28-year-old former world No.4 will surge back into the Top-20 on Monday after a week that saw her win eight matches in nine days, defeat three top-10 opponents, and overcame Kvitova to win her 10th career title, third of the season, and first Wta 1000 since 2017.
The world No.35 took 1 hour and 42 minutes to topple the 28th-ranked Kvitova.
“Pure joy, I think,” Garcia was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com after the victory on Sunday evening. “Just happiness. Every single win is very important. Every title is very special, (Wta) 250, 1000, it’s always very hard to describe it. It’s not happening so often, and you have to really enjoy it.
- 8/22/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cincinnati, Aug 21 (Ians) Caroline Garcia of France has become the first qualifier to reach a Wta 1000 tournament final after continuing her dream run at the Western & Southern Open with a hard-fought win over sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
In a match halted twice for extended periods by rain on Saturday evening, Garcia triumphed 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinal that lasted two hours and five minutes, reports Dpa. Garcia’s victory over Sabalenka secured her spot in the decider against Petra Kvitova, who beat Madison Keys in the other semifinal earlier on Saturday.
The victory also adds another top-10 scalp to Garcia’s list from this week’s Cincinnati event, having knocked out fourth seed Maria Sakkari and seventh seed Jessica Pegula en route to the final four.
The world number 35 had also beaten top-ranked Iga Swiatek during a run to the Poland Open title three weeks ago.
Garcia...
In a match halted twice for extended periods by rain on Saturday evening, Garcia triumphed 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinal that lasted two hours and five minutes, reports Dpa. Garcia’s victory over Sabalenka secured her spot in the decider against Petra Kvitova, who beat Madison Keys in the other semifinal earlier on Saturday.
The victory also adds another top-10 scalp to Garcia’s list from this week’s Cincinnati event, having knocked out fourth seed Maria Sakkari and seventh seed Jessica Pegula en route to the final four.
The world number 35 had also beaten top-ranked Iga Swiatek during a run to the Poland Open title three weeks ago.
Garcia...
- 8/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 20 (Ians) World No. 7 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus relied on her strong return of serve to overcome the challenge of China’s Zhang Shuai 6-4, 7-6(1) and make her maiden hard-court semifinal in nearly a year at the Western & Southern Open here.
The strong Belarusian beat Zhang for the fourth time in five meetings, including a second time this year, in 1 hour, 49 minutes.
All five matches between the two have been decided in straight sets, and to do so this time, Sabalenka needed to fight back from several deficits. She won the first set from a break down at 4-3, and was also a break down four times in the second set.
This is the 24-year-old Sabalenka’s first hard-court semifinal since last year’s US Open, and her second last-four in Cincinnati having first reached the stage in 2018.
“It was a tough match and she played unbelievable tennis,...
The strong Belarusian beat Zhang for the fourth time in five meetings, including a second time this year, in 1 hour, 49 minutes.
All five matches between the two have been decided in straight sets, and to do so this time, Sabalenka needed to fight back from several deficits. She won the first set from a break down at 4-3, and was also a break down four times in the second set.
This is the 24-year-old Sabalenka’s first hard-court semifinal since last year’s US Open, and her second last-four in Cincinnati having first reached the stage in 2018.
“It was a tough match and she played unbelievable tennis,...
- 8/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cincinnati, Aug 19 (Ians) After back-to-back wins over former grand slam champions Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, England’s Emma Raducanu has been eliminated from the Western & Southern Open by America’s Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-4.
In a clash between two of the world’s top 11 players, it was the 28-year-old Pegula who proved slightly too good for her 19-year-old opponent in a number of different areas, reports Dpa.
Pegula was stronger both on serve and in her returns, winning 73 per cent (46-of-63) of her service points compared to 60 per cent (43-of-72) for Raducanu, while creating nine break point opportunities to Raducanu’s three.
She will now face the in-form Caroline Garcia in the quarterfinals after the Frenchwoman defeated Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-5.
France’s Garcia has now won 10 of her past 11 matches, including a victory over world number one Iga Swiatek last month.
Swiatek’s loss to Garcia was considered a massive upset,...
In a clash between two of the world’s top 11 players, it was the 28-year-old Pegula who proved slightly too good for her 19-year-old opponent in a number of different areas, reports Dpa.
Pegula was stronger both on serve and in her returns, winning 73 per cent (46-of-63) of her service points compared to 60 per cent (43-of-72) for Raducanu, while creating nine break point opportunities to Raducanu’s three.
She will now face the in-form Caroline Garcia in the quarterfinals after the Frenchwoman defeated Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-5.
France’s Garcia has now won 10 of her past 11 matches, including a victory over world number one Iga Swiatek last month.
Swiatek’s loss to Garcia was considered a massive upset,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cincinnati, Aug 17 (Ians) England’s Emma Raducanu collected a memorable win in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open, defeating Serena Williams 6-4, 6-0 in the pair’s first ever meeting.
In what could end up being the second-last tournament of Williams’ career, after confirming she will retire after the U.S. Open beginning later this month, the 40-year-old showed fight early on against the 19-year-old world number 11 on Tuesday, reports Dpa.
After getting broken to love in the very first game of the match, Williams found her footing, and even secured a break of her own in the opening set, but a second for Raducanu saw her comfortably serve out the opening frame.
The second set was domination, as Williams was only able to win 35 per cent (seven-of-20) of her service points, and 20 per cent (three-of-15) while returning.
Venus Williams, 42, was also eliminated in her opening match, going...
In what could end up being the second-last tournament of Williams’ career, after confirming she will retire after the U.S. Open beginning later this month, the 40-year-old showed fight early on against the 19-year-old world number 11 on Tuesday, reports Dpa.
After getting broken to love in the very first game of the match, Williams found her footing, and even secured a break of her own in the opening set, but a second for Raducanu saw her comfortably serve out the opening frame.
The second set was domination, as Williams was only able to win 35 per cent (seven-of-20) of her service points, and 20 per cent (three-of-15) while returning.
Venus Williams, 42, was also eliminated in her opening match, going...
- 8/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Cincinnati, Aug 16 (Ians) Amanda Anisimova passed her difficult opening-round test at the Western & Southern Open with flying colours, defeating world number 10 Daria Kasatkina 6-4, 6-4 on Monday.
Ekaterina Alexandrova mounted a pair of comebacks to defeat No.13 seed Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round.
Alexandrova will face either Naomi Osaka or Zhang Shuai in the second round.
Playing her first tournament since Berlin, Alexandrova rallied from 3-0 down in the first set and 5-1 down in the second set to upend Fernandez and level their head-to-head 1-1. Fernandez served for the second set twice, but Alexandrova wiped out two set points to prolonge the set, ultimately winning the last six games of the match.
Russia’s Kasatkina, who has beaten two of the world’s top-seven players in the past couple of weeks, had her serve broken six times by America’s Anisimova, thanks in large part to five double faults.
Ekaterina Alexandrova mounted a pair of comebacks to defeat No.13 seed Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round.
Alexandrova will face either Naomi Osaka or Zhang Shuai in the second round.
Playing her first tournament since Berlin, Alexandrova rallied from 3-0 down in the first set and 5-1 down in the second set to upend Fernandez and level their head-to-head 1-1. Fernandez served for the second set twice, but Alexandrova wiped out two set points to prolonge the set, ultimately winning the last six games of the match.
Russia’s Kasatkina, who has beaten two of the world’s top-seven players in the past couple of weeks, had her serve broken six times by America’s Anisimova, thanks in large part to five double faults.
- 8/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Warsaw (Poland), July 30 (Ians) Caroline Garcia and Ana Bogdan beat the rain and their opponents — Jasmine Paolini and Kateryna Baindl, earning straight-sets semifinal wins to set up a clash for the title at the Poland Open, here on Saturday No 5 seed Garcia of France breezed past No10 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy […]...
- 7/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Parma (Italy), May 20 (Ians) In a battle between American teenagers, No. 3 seed Coco Gauff came out winner with a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 5 seed Amanda Anisimova in the quarterfinals of the Emilia-Romagna Open on Thursday.
Coco, who has moved up five places to No. 30 in the latest Wta rankings, will take on Czech Republic's world No. 68 Katerina Siniakova in the semi-finals.
Katerina continued her stellar week in Parma with another upset of a seeded player -- No. 8 seed and world No. 53 Caroline Garcia of France -- with a 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Another American, world No. 65 Sloane Stephens, also stormed into the semifinals on Thursday, as the 2017 US Open champion defeated home hope Sara Errani 6-3, 6-0 in a battle between former top-5 players.
Seventeen-year-old Coco, a semifinalist at last week's Italian Open, made it to the final four in two straight weeks after dispatching her 19-year-old compatriot in one hour and 20 minutes.
Coco, who has moved up five places to No. 30 in the latest Wta rankings, will take on Czech Republic's world No. 68 Katerina Siniakova in the semi-finals.
Katerina continued her stellar week in Parma with another upset of a seeded player -- No. 8 seed and world No. 53 Caroline Garcia of France -- with a 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Another American, world No. 65 Sloane Stephens, also stormed into the semifinals on Thursday, as the 2017 US Open champion defeated home hope Sara Errani 6-3, 6-0 in a battle between former top-5 players.
Seventeen-year-old Coco, a semifinalist at last week's Italian Open, made it to the final four in two straight weeks after dispatching her 19-year-old compatriot in one hour and 20 minutes.
- 5/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Feb 10 (Ians) Top seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Dominic Thiem were among those that advanced to the third round of the men's singles event at the 2021 Australian Open as the Indian challenge came to an end at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. In women's singles, second seed Simona Halep overcame a scare against Australian world No.72 Ajla Tomljanovic.
Serbian Djokovic beat American Francis Tiafoe in four sets to advance to the third round where he faces Tiafoe's compatriot Taylor Fritz. Djokovic won the match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Meanwhile, Austrian Thiem eased past Germany's Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a big ticket showdown against Australian star Nick Kyrgios in the third round.
German sixth seed Alexander Zverev beat American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 and will face France's Adrian Mannarino. Swiss 17th seed and former champion Stan Wawrinka, meanwhile, lost in a five-set marathon to...
Serbian Djokovic beat American Francis Tiafoe in four sets to advance to the third round where he faces Tiafoe's compatriot Taylor Fritz. Djokovic won the match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Meanwhile, Austrian Thiem eased past Germany's Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a big ticket showdown against Australian star Nick Kyrgios in the third round.
German sixth seed Alexander Zverev beat American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 and will face France's Adrian Mannarino. Swiss 17th seed and former champion Stan Wawrinka, meanwhile, lost in a five-set marathon to...
- 2/10/2021
- by IANS
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