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Coco Gauff stays alive at WTA Finals with win over Jasmine Paolini
Coco Gauff kept her chances of advancing into the playoff portion of the WTA Finals alive with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy's Jasmine Paolini on Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Gauff, who was sloppy in her loss to fellow American Jessica Pegula in their group-play opener on Sunday, had a much more dom...
Elena Rybakina storms past Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals
No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina stormed to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against No. 2 Iga Swiatek on Monday to move into first place in her group at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina's stunning rally, coupled with Amanda Anisimova's victory against Madison Keys, guaranteed the Kazakh's spot in t...
WTA roundup: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka cruises in WTA Finals opener
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus needed just 70 minutes to crush No. 8 Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-1 in her opening match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.,She capitalized on 11 aces and five service breaks.,Sabalenka already clinched the No. 1 year-end ranking and now is playing...
WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek starts strong at WTA Finals
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland began her fifth consecutive WTA Finals appearance with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against No. 7 seed Madison Keys on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Swiatek converted five of eight break points and took advantage of seven double faults by a rusty Keys, who hadn't played in...
WTA roundup: Victoria Mboko reaches Hong Kong final
Third-seeded Victoria Mboko rallied past fellow Canadian and No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Hong Kong Tennis Open final.,It was the third time in four matches this week that Mboko rallied from a set down. The momentum in this match turned after Fernandez took a me...
WTA roundup: Top seed Belinda Bencic WDs in Hong Kong
Spain's Cristina Bucsa advanced to the Hong Kong Tennis Open semifinals on Friday when top-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic withdrew before their match with a thigh injury.,Bucsa will take on No. 5 seed Maya Joint of Australia, who outlasted Japan's Himeno Sakatsume 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.,No...
WTA roundup: Victoria Mboko rallies in Hong Kong
Third-seeded Canadian Victoria Mboko overcame a 4-1 deficit in the deciding set Thursday to advance to the Hong Kong Tennis Open quarterfinals.,Mboko swept the last five games to defeat Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours, 27 minutes. Mboko balanced eight aces with nine doub...
WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin stunned in Hong Kong
World No. 228 Himeno Sakatsume of Japan crushed fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin 6-2, 6-1 in 72 minutes on Tuesday in the first round of the Hong Kong Tennis Open.,Sakatsume converted seven of 14 break chances as Kenin won only 39% (15 of 38) of the points on her first serve. Sakatsume next faces Hong Kong...
WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic breezes to title in Tokyo
Fifth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland secured her 10th career title with a 6-2, 6-3 win over sixth-seeded Linda Noskova on Sunday in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo.,Bencic recorded six aces and broke the serve of Noskova on three occasions to dispatch the native of the C...
WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic survives to reach Tokyo final
Fifth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland outlasted Sofia Kenin 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the Toray Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo.,Bencic struck 10 aces and saved five of seven break points to win in two hours and 15 minutes. Bencic previously reached the final of this tournament 10 ...
Elena Rybakina jumps past Mirra Andreeva for last WTA Finals spot
On the strength of six straight wins, Elena Rybakina jumped past Mirra Andreeva to earn the last qualifying spot for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals. ,Andreeva, who had been in the eighth and final position in the standings, opted against playing in either of this week's tournaments after losing ...
WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin reaches semifinals in Tokyo
Sofia Kenin knocked out No. 3 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Friday to advance to the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals in Tokyo.,Kenin trailed 5-2 in the deciding set and fought off four match points to force the tiebreak, withstanding a dozen aces by the Russian to win in two hour...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rolls into Tokyo quarters
No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Leylah Fernandez of Canada on Thursday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,In a clash of last week's WTA Tour champions, Rybakina (Ningbo Open) saved four of five break points and converted three ...
WTA roundup: Linda Noskova stages Tokyo comeback
Sixth-seeded Czech Linda Noskova moved into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 comeback against McCartney Kessler on Wednesday in Tokyo.,Noskova struck 10 aces and saved six of nine break points to set up a meeting with Russian Anna Kalinskaya, who outlasted seventh-seeded...
WTA roundup: Victoria Mboko wins all-Canadian match in Tokyo
Victoria Mboko breezed past fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday in Tokyo.,The 19-year-old needed just 75 minutes to record the win, which was her first since she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final of the WTA 1000-level Montreal Open in...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler rallies in Tokyo
McCartney Kessler rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory against Spain's Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis event Monday in Tokyo.,Kessler leveled the match with a service break to win the second set and broke Bucsa twice more in the third set to win in two hours and...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez, Elena Rybakina capture wins on Asian swing
Leylah Fernandez of Canada fought off a challenge from 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova to win the Japan Open 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in Osaka on Sunday.,In the early going, it appeared the fourth-seeded Fernandez would cruise to an easy triumph after winning the first seven games of the match. But Vale...
WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rolls into Ningbo final
No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and No. 4 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia cruised into Sunday's final of the Ningbo Open in Ningbo, China.,Rybakina knocked out No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 29 minutes. Rybakina struck 10 aces, won 88% of the points on her first...
WTA roundup: Jasmine Paolini rallies; Naomi Osaka withdraws
No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy rallied to reach the Ningbo Open semifinals with a marathon 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory Friday against sixth-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in Ningbo, China.,Paolini swung momentum in the three-hour, 22-minute clash with two service breaks in the 10th and final games of th...
Ailing Emma Raducanu ends season, WDs from two events
England's Emma Raducanu is shutting it down for the season after battling an illness this month.,The 22-year-old former U.S. Open champion withdrew from the upcoming WTA tournaments in Tokyo and Hong Kong.,Raducanu retired from a match at last week's Wuhan Open and required medical attention again d...