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WTA roundup: No. 1 Elena Rybakina chasing 4th title of '26World No. 1 Elena Rybakina will play for her fourth title of the season Sunday at the Ningbo Open in China, opposing Canada's Leylah Fernandez.,Both players posted 6-3, 7-5 victories on Saturday. Top-seeded Rybakina, from Kazakhstan, beat No. 6 Diana Shnaider of Russia and Fernandez topped Czech Mar...

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina into Ningbo semifinalsWorld No. 1 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan advanced to the Ningbo Open semifinals with a three-set win Friday against Poland's Katarzyna Kawa in China.,In a match with a combined nine service breaks, the top-seeded Rybakina completed her 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory in 1 hour and 45 minutes thanks to a 29-14...

WTA roundup: Top seed Ann Li reaches Osaka quarterfinalsNo. 1 seed Ann Li defeated Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to move into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Osaka.,It was 2-2 in the opening set before the 26-year-old American won 10 of the next 12 games to finish in 88 minutes. Li delivered six aces, saved all six break points she f...

Jessica Pegula cruises to victory in U.S. Open first round

Third-seeded Jessica Pegula shook off some early nerves and rolled to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Sunday in the opening round of the U.S. Open in New York.,Pegula, the 2024 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, squandered eight break-point opportunities in the third game before...

Coco Gauff overwhelms Jessica Pegula to win Cincinnati Open

Coco Gauff wasted little time in asserting her dominance over Jessica Pegula on Sunday, blitzing her opponent to start both sets and cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 win in the final of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,It is the first title of the season for the fourth-seeded and fourth-ranked Gauff, who a...

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff set for all-American Cincinnati Open final

No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 4 Coco Gauff each won their respective semifinals Saturday to set up the first all-American women's singles championship match at the Cincinnati Open since 1970.,The duo will be just the second American women's pair to face off in the final match of the Mason, Ohio, tour...

Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz will team in mixed doubles at U.S. Open

Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will team up in mixed doubles at the U.S. Open.,The winner of 39 Grand Slam titles -- 23 singles, 14 doubles and two mixed doubles -- Williams will be appearing in her first U.S. Open since 2022.,She stepped away from tennis then, declining to term it a "retirement...

U.S. Open singles champs to earn record $5.5M

The U.S. Open has boosted the prize pool by 20%, including a Grand Slam-record $5.5 million to this year's singles champions.,The overall compensation is a record $108 million, up from $90 million last year and a whopping 44% jump from $75 million in 2024.,The numbers were released Thursday by the U...