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WTA roundup: Diana Shnaider wins first '26 event; Harriet Dart gains career firstNo. 3 seed Diana Shnaider held off a challenge from Canada's Leylah Fernandez en route to a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory and the title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday.,Shnaider, of Russia, had a 4-0 lead in the second set before Fernandez won seven of the final eight games to send the matc...

WTA roundup: Finals set in Tokyo, GuangzhouNo. 3 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia and Canada's Leylah Fernandez will meet Sunday in the final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,Both players won big points down the stretch in Saturday's semifinals, with Shnaider beating Slovakian teenager Mia Pohankova 6-4, 7-6 (7) and Fernandez taking down...

WTA roundup: Diana Shnaider stages Tokyo comebackNo. 3 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia rallied to reach the semifinals in Tokyo with a 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 comeback win Friday against No. 8 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.,The pair combined for 88 winners and saved a combined 16 of 19 break points in a thrilling quarterf...

World No. 1 Elena Rybakina (neck) withdraws in Tokyo

World No. 1 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan withdrew from the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Friday due to a neck injury.,The No. 1 seed's departure gave Canada's Leylah Fernandez a walkover into the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament.,"Dear fans, I'm very sorry to announce t...

WTA roundup: Teen topples Naomi Osaka in Tokyo

Slovakian teenager Mia Pohankova knocked out former champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,The 18-year-old upstart defeated the seventh-seeded Japanese star 6-3, 7-5 in 95 minutes for the biggest win of her career. Ranke...

WTA roundup: Harriet Dart pulls upset in Guangzhou

Britain's Harriet Dart outlasted No. 2 seed Janice Tjen 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou Open in China.,Dart raced to a 3-0 lead in the deciding set and held on to win in 2 hours and 28 minutes. She served seven aces and saved six of nine break points to set u...

WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka survives opener in Tokyo

Home favorite Naomi Osaka held off Italy's Jasmine Paolini for a 6-3, 7-6 (4) first-round win on Tuesday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,The seventh-seeded Osaka, who won the WTA 500 tournament in 2019 and was runner-up in 2016 and 2018, saved seven of nine break points and struck 30 winners...

WTA roundup: Anna Bondar ousts top seed in Guangzhou

Hungary's Anna Bondar knocked out top-seeded Daria Snigur of Ukraine 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Guangzhou Open on Monday in China.,Bondar served eight aces, converted four of eight break points and posted a 22-12 edge in winners to complete the upset in just 75 minutes. She will face either ...