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Yulia Putintseva eliminates Coco Gauff in Cincinnati
Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. Gauff, who had won their three previous ma...
Mirra Andreeva stuns Emma Navarro at Cincinnati Open
Russian Mirra Andreeva upset No. 11 seed Emma Navarro of the United States with ease, taking just 65 minutes to earn a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Wednesday in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Andreeva won 23 of 28 first-serve points and converted 4 of 8 break points in her first match...
Amanda Anisimova shocks Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
The United States' Amanda Anisimova cruised to a stunning 6-4, 6-2 sweep of No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto. ,Anisimova saved 5 of 5 break points in the first set, then trailed 2-1 in the second before capturing the final fi...
Naomi Osaka rolls past Ons Jabeur in Toronto
Naomi Osaka didn't face a break point in cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur on Wednesday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,A former World No. 1, Japan's Osaka needed only one hour and 12 minutes to notch her fifth win over a Top-20 opponent this year i...
Pair of Ukrainians notch sweeps in Toronto
No. 11 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine pulled off a 6-0, 6-2 sweep of German Tatjana Maria on Tuesday in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto. ,Kostyuk collected four aces and won 14 of 17 first-serve points to cruise into the second round, where she will face countrywoman Elina Svitol...
WTA roundup: Magda Linette, Mirra Andreeva win titles
No. 4 seed Magda Linette crushed Polish compatriot and No. 6 seed Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to win the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic.,Linette saved all four break points she faced in the 80-minute victory to earn her third career title, her first on clay and first since 2020. ...
WTA roundup: All-Poland final on tap in Prague
No. 4 seed Magda Linette and No. 6 Magdalena Frech will meet in an all-Poland final on Friday at the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic.,Linette outlasted Czech top seed Linda Noskova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) in two hours, 46 minutes in Thursday's semifinal at the WTA 250 clay-court event. Noskova...
WTA roundup: Laura Samson, 16, reaches Prague semis
Sixteen-year-old Czech wild card Laura Samson reached the semifinals of the Livesport Prague Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win Wednesday against Russia's Oksana Selekhmeteva.,A former junior No. 1 competing in her first WTA tournament, Samson survived the 2-hour, 41-minute match and will face No. 6 seed...
WTA roundup: Teen Laura Samson bounces Katerina Siniakova in Prague
Teen Laura Samson upset fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova at the Livesport Prague Open, defeating the No. 2 seed 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday.,With her hometown fans watching, Samson, 16, is playing in her first WTA tournament this week and her 11th pro event. She had not played an opponent ranked in the ...
WTA roundup: Katerina Siniakova survives scare in Prague
No. 2 seed Katerina Siniakova survived a first-round scare on Monday at the Livesport Prague Open in her native Czech Republic.,Siniakova outlasted American qualifier Louisa Chirico, ranked No. 228 in the world, for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory in 2 hours and 26 minutes. She offset her seven aces with se...
WTA roundup: Diane Parry reaches Palermo quarterfinals
Fourth-seeded Diane Parry advanced to her fourth tour-level quarterfinal this year with a 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2 victory over Jil Teichmann on Wednesday at the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy.,Parry, of France, converted 7 of 10 break-point opportunities, to 3 of 8 for Switzerland's Teichmann, the 2019 Pale...
WTA roundup: Top seed Diana Shnaider notches win in Hungary
Top seed Diana Shnaider was extended to three sets in winning her first career match against Hungary's Fanny Stollar 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in first-round action Tuesday at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.,Russia's Shnaider, ranked 28th in the world, was 6 of 9 on break-point conversions, to 5 of 8 for ...
WTA roundup: Aliaksandra Sasnovich rallies for Budapest upset
Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus rallied for a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 upset of No. 2 seed Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria in first-round action Monday at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.,Sasnovich converted seven of eight break points and advanced to face Russia's Maria Timofeeva, a 7-5, 7-6 (3) winner aga...
Coco Gauff makes quick work of Brit Sonay Kartal at Wimbledon
World No. 2 Coco Gauff lacked home-court advantage but had everything else going for her in defeating British qualifier Sonay Kartal 6-4, 6-0 on Friday at Wimbledon.,Kartal, 22, entered the tournament at No. 298, but with two victories found herself at No. 1 Court in the third round against Gauff, 2...
Coco Gauff steamrolls into third round at Wimbledon
Second-seeded Coco Gauff cruised past Romanian Anca Todoni 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday in London. ,Gauff converted five of nine break point opportunities and won 85 percent of her first serves in rolling on to the third round in 66 minutes. Todoni was beset by 23 unforced ...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina rolls to title at Eastbourne
The second time was the charm for Daria Kasatkina of Russia, who won the Rothesay International final Saturday at Eastbourne, England, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Leylah Fernandez of Canada for her first career title on grass.,Kasatkina reached the final at Eastbourne last year, losing to Madison K...
WTA roundup: Daria Kasatkina back in Eastbourne final
No. 6 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia reached the Rothesay International final for the second straight year, rallying Friday for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against No. 3 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy.,Kasatkina, who fell to Madison Keys in last year's final, won six of the final seven games to finish the ma...
Top seed Iga Swiatek opens Wimbledon vs. Sofia Kenin
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek's potential path toward her first Wimbledon championship is paved with former Grand Slam champions.,The five-time Grand Slam champion from Poland, who has never gone past the quarterfinals at the All England Club, will face 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in the firs...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez makes first grass semifinal
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached her first grass-court semifinal with a 6-2, 6-1 win over England's Harriet Dart on Thursday at the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England.,Fernandez, seeking her first title since Hong Kong in 2023, will face defending champion Madison Keys on Friday. The fou...
WTA roundup: Anna Kalinskaya in Berlin final as rain plagues event
An American will be in the Berlin Open final, but the identity won't be known until Sunday as per whether it will be No. 1 seed Coco Gauff or No. 4 Jessica Pegula, after their semifinal match was called due to rain. Pegula was leading the match 7-5, 6-6 (3) when play was suspended. The match is expe...