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Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek march on at French Open
Top five seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek took another step in their respective French Open journeys on Wednesday.,The No. 1 Sabalenka posted a 6-3, 6-1 over Switzerland's Jil Teichmann, while No. 5 Swiatek notched a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Great Britain's Emma Raducanu as both players reached th...
No. 2 Iga Swiatek, No. 3 Jessica Pegula move to third round at Italian Open
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek needed just 52 minutes to advance to the third round at the Italian Open, topping home-country favorite Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday in Rome.,It was a dominant performance by Swiatek, who won 84 percent (16 of 19) of the points on her first serve, compared to ju...
Coco Gauff storms into Madrid final to face Aryna Sabalenka
No. 4 seed Coco Gauff dominated No. seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-1, 6-1 in a mere 64 minutes in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,Gauff set up a showdown in the final against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who took care of business in the semis with a 6-3, 7-5 victory ove...
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys reach Madrid QFs
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus sailed past American foe Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open.,Sabalenka headlines an intriguing final eight at the WTA 1000 event, which will also feature a duel between No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. ...
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff escape with three-set wins in Madrid
Polish No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek and American No. 4 Coco Gauff bounced back from first-set defeats to win their respective matches in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday in Spain.,Swiatek, the defending champion in Madrid, rallied past Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. E...
Alexandra Eala advances to Iga Swiatek rematch in Madrid
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines will get another crack at World No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland after winning her opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday in Spain.,The 19-year-old Eala defeated Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-3, 6-2, while Swiatek had a first-round bye. Eala stunned Swiatek in...
Alexandra Eala takes down Iga Swiatek to reach Miami semis
Wild card Alexandra Eala has gone from virtual unknown to a 19-year-old upset queen in the span of a week.,She recorded her biggest upset Wednesday with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland to reach the semifinals of the Miami Open. The 140th-ranked Eala outplayed the five-tim...
Alexandra Eala, 19, stuns Madison Keys at Miami Open
Filipino 19-year-old Alexandra Eala stunned Australian Open winner Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32 at the Miami Open on Sunday.,Eala, in the field as a wild card, had won just three WTA 1000-level matches in her young career before taking down the fifth-seeded Keys in 97 minutes.,"I don't t...
Iga Swiatek, other top seeds have breezy day in Miami
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula and No. 5 seed Madison Keys were all straight-sets winners Friday in the second round of the Miami Open.,Swiatek had to save a set point in the second set on her way to defeating France's Caroline Garcia 6-2, 7-5.,"My energy level got down ...
Mirra Andreeva, 17, advances to Indian Wells final
Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva is on the rise on the WTA Tour, and even the defending champion couldn't stop her from getting to the final of the BNP Paribas Open.,The ninth-seeded Russian upset second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Andreeva's opp...
Iga Swiatek makes Indian Wells semis ... again
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made history in Indian Wells, Calif., on Thursday, becoming the first woman to advance to the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open four years in a row.,The second-seeded Polish player rolled past eighth-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China 6-3, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.,Swiatek,...
Defending champ Iga Swiatek powers into Indian Wells quarters
Iga Swiatek, comfortable as usual at the BNP Paribas Open, cruised into the quarterfinals with a victory on Tuesday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The second-seeded Polish player routed 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1 in fourth-round action.,"Honestly, sometimes matches can be pretty weird," Swiatek,...
Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula cruise at Indian Wells
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula made quick work of their third-round opponents at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Swiatek, the defending champion, needed just 66 minutes to sweep Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2. Swiatek won the first 10 game...
Iga Swiatek rolls to start Indian Wells title defense
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek, who has yet to win a tournament this year, got off to a strong start in her title defense at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The Polish star cruised past France's Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-0 in the second round. The tournament's 32 seeded players all re...
Mirra Andreeva ousts No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek in Dubai
No. 12 seed Mirra Andreeva stormed past No. 2 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to become the youngest player ever to reach the semifinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.,The 17-year-old Russian overcame an early break in the second set to finish the match in one hour, 36 minutes. It was Andreeva'...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka upset in Dubai; No. 2 Iga Swiatek advances
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka is out and No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek is moving on to the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Clara Tauson of Denmark capitalized on Sabalenka's service inconsistency to knock out the World No. 1, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday.,In uncharacteristic fashion, Sabalenka, of Bel...
Iga Swiatek moves closer to rare four-peat at Doha
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland is two wins away from her fourth straight Qatar TotalEnergies Open championship.,Swiatek extended her winning streak in Doha to 15 matches with a 6-2, 7-5 win over fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in Thursday's quarterfinals.,In a rematch of last year's fina...
Three-time defending champ Iga Swiatek starts strong in Doha
Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland rolled into the third round of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win Monday against Maria Sakkari of Greece.,The second-seeded Swiatek, who had a bye in the first round of the WTA 1000 event in Doha, trailed 3-2 in the first set before s...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys set for Australian Open final
American Madison Keys shocked No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek to crash the Australian Open women's final, where top-seeded, two-time defending champ Aryna Sabalenka awaits on Saturday.,Keys dropped the opening set 7-5 before rolling off 6-1 and 7-6 (8) wins to eliminate the five-time major champion in the se...
Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek advance to Australian Open semis
Madison Keys matched her best Grand Slam performance in seven-plus years, as the 19th-seeded U.S. player overtook 28th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Keys' semifinal opponent will be No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, ...