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Sara Bejlek stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka in 4th round at CincinnatiAryna Sabalenka is heading into her U.S. Open title defense riding a slump that continued Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.,The top seed was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the fourth round, falling 7-6 (7), 6-4 to the Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek.,Sabalenka, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has failed to re...

WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek tops Elena Rybakina for first title of '26Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while defeating Rybakina for the seve...

WTA roundup: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina in Toronto for first title of '26Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday at the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while slaying Rybakina for the sevent...

Iga Swiatek wins first title of season, beats Elena Rybakina in Toronto

Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek picked up her first tournament title of the season with a solid 6-2, 6-3 victory over second-seeded Elena Rybakina on Thursday in the National Bank Open at Toronto.,Swiatek needed just 75 minutes and had a first-serve percentage of 80% while slaying Rybakina for the sevent...

Iga Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina for Toronto title

Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player will oppose second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan for the title on Thursday. Rybakina rallied past fourth-se...

Iga Swiatek edges Elina Svitolina, advances to first final of 2026

Iga Swiatek is headed to her first WTA final of the season after beating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at the National Bank Open on Wednesday in Toronto.,The seventh-seeded Polish player last advanced to a title match at Cincinnati in 2025. She has won each of her past six finals and has an 11-2 car...

Iga Swiatek powers into Toronto semifinals in 64 minutes

Iga Swiatek is through to her second individual semifinal of the year, and she is making quick work of the opposition.,The seventh-seeded Polish player rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia on Monday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,The blow...

Iga Swiatek speeds into round of 16 in Toronto

Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek needed just more than an hour Thursday to reach the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,The Polish star defeated Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-1 in a match that lasted 66 minutes.,"For sure it was a good day, and I'm really happy with the way I play...

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Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek work for opening wins in Toronto

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her stay at the National Bank Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in the Round of 64 on Tuesday in Toronto.,Sabalenka lost her first service game of the day and fell behind 2-0, but she recovered by winning five straight games on her way to the fir...

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|Wed Aug 05 2026

Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina knocked out at Wimbledon

Defending champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 winner Elena Rybakina fell in stunning upsets in the third round Saturday at Wimbledon.,Poland's Swiatek, the No. 3 seed, was ousted 7-6 (9), 6-2 by up-and-comer Alexandra Eala, the No. 29 seed. Belgium's Elise Mertens shocked No. 2 seed Rybakina, 7-6 (4), 6-1...

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|Sat Jul 04 2026

Defending champ Iga Swiatek turns back Taylor Townsend upset bid

Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek held off an upset bid on Centre Court from Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, to advance to the second round on Tuesday in London. ,Emotions overtook Swiatek, the No. 3 seed in the women's draw, when she reached her seat post-match. With tears streaming down her ...

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|Tue Jun 30 2026

Elina Svitolina defeats Iga Swiatek, will face Coco Gauff in Rome final

Elina Svitolina can now turn her attention toward winning a third Italian Open title after she produced a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 victory over No. 4 seed Iga Swiatek in Thursday's semifinal match in Rome.,The seventh-seeded Svitolina saved 11 of 16 break points and took advantage of 50 unforced errors by Swia...

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|Fri May 15 2026

Coco Gauff saves match point, fights through to Rome quarterfinals

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff had to save a match point on her way to taking down No. 16 seed Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in an all-American Round of 16 battle at the Italian Open on Monday in Rome.,Jovic, 18, had Gauff on the ropes as she went up a break in the second set and served for the match at 5-3. She r...

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|Tue May 12 2026

Anna Bondar upends Elina Svitolina in Madrid

Hungary's Anna Bondar delivered a 6-3, 6-4 upset of No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,It was the first career top-10 win for Bondar, who advanced to face Czech teenager Laura Samson in the third round of the WTA 1000 clay-court tournament...

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|Thu Apr 23 2026

WTA roundup: Two-time Stuttgart champ Iga Swiatek into quarterfinals

In her first match with new clay-court coach Francisco Roig, former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised past Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. ,Swiatek, a two-time champion at Stuttgart who is seeded No. 3, failed to capitalize on an...

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|Wed Apr 15 2026

Magda Linette knocks out Iga Swiatek in 2nd round at Miami

For the first time in 74 tournaments, Iga Swiatek lost her opening match in a WTA Tour event.,The second seed dropped an all-Polish matchup against Magda Linette 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the Miami Open at Miami Gardens, Fla.,Swiatek, like the rest of the top 32 players in the...

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|Fri Mar 20 2026

Iga Swiatek, feeling at home in Indian Wells, back in round of 16

Iga Swiatek and Greece's Maria Sakkari met in the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., in 2022 and 2024, and each time, the Polish star won in straight sets.,The pattern repeated again on Monday, when top-seeded Swiatek downed 32nd-seeded Sakkari 6-3, 6-2.,"We played two finals her...

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|Tue Mar 10 2026

Maria Sakkari upsets No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek in Doha QFs

Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece toppled No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday in Doha.,Swiatek wasn't alone in the early exit, as Canadian No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko knocked out No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 4-6, 6-...

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|Thu Feb 12 2026

Iga Swiatek echoes Coco Gauff's call for privacy: Like 'animals in the zoo'

Two of the top women's tennis players have thrown their support behind Coco Gauff and her wish for players to have media-restricted areas where they can go for privacy.,Gauff, 21, brought up privacy concerns after she was filmed smashing her racket off the court following the World No. 3's loss to E...

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|Wed Jan 28 2026

Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina advance to Australian Open semis

Jessica Pegula keeps getting better with age.,The 31-year-old Buffalo native made history while beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne.,Pegula became the first woman in Open Era (since 1968) to reach her first three major semifinals after...

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|Wed Jan 28 2026

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