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Naomi Osaka, Madison Keys advance in Montreal while Iga Swiatek falls
Japan's Naomi Osaka roared into her first quarterfinal in 19 months with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in National Bank Open play on Sunday afternoon in Montreal.,The unseeded Osaka, who knocked off 14th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova of Russia and No. 22 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvi...
Victoria Mboko stuns Coco Gauff to reach quarterfinals in Montreal
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko delivered the biggest victory of her career on Saturday when she dominated top-seeded Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Mboko needed just 62 minutes to dispose of the two-time Grand Slam champion.,"It's incredi...
Anastasija Sevastova ousts two-time defending champ Jessica Pegula in Montreal
Anastasija Sevastova saved nine of 13 break points on Friday while recording a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal on Friday.,Sevastova of Latvia had a first-serve percentage of 71 percent while rallying to up...
Coco Gauff rallies for third-round victory in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff overcame a slow start to earn a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova on Thursday in the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Kudermetova, after winning the first set, broke serve to open the second set. She had another break point at 1-3 but couldn...
Iga Swiatek cruises, Naomi Osaka rallies in Montreal second-round play
Making her first appearance since winning Wimbledon 18 days before, No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland breezed past China's Guo Hanyu 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Swiatek needed just 72 minutes to claim the victory as she won 60 percent of ...
Iga Swiatek cruises, Naomi Osaka rallies in National Bank second-round play
Making her first appearance since winning Wimbledon 18 days before, No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland breezed past China's Guo Hanyu 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Swiatek needed just 72 minutes to claim the victory as she won 60 percent of ...
Coco Gauff overcomes 23 double faults to win in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff survived an error-laden second-round test from Danielle Collins, prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in an all-U.S. matchup at the Omnium Banque Nationale on Tuesday in Montreal.,Gauff, who won the French Open last month for her second Grand Slam title, overcame a whopping 23 double f...
Coco Gauff earns double-fault-filled win in Montreal
Top-seeded Coco Gauff survived a stiff second-round test from Danielle Collins, prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in an all-U.S. matchup at the Omnium Banque Nationale on Tuesday in Montreal.,Gauff, who won the French Open last month for her second Grand Slam title, overcame a whopping 23 double faults. ...
Jasmine Paolini, Leylah Fernandez bow out in Montreal
Aoi Ito of Japan completed a stunning comeback to eliminate Italian No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini, and hometown favorite Leylah Fernandez also experienced an early exit from the Omnium Banque Nationale on Tuesday in Montreal.,Ito, ranked No. 110 in the world, was down a set and a break before charging ...
Venus Williams part of star-filled U.S. Open mixed-doubles event
The mixed-doubles field at the U.S. Open, which begins next month in New York, will be a star-studded event.,The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday the eight teams receiving direct entries into the tournament, as well as six wild-card entrants. Two more teams will take part as wild c...
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard wins opener in last event
Eugenie Bouchard, opening the final tournament of her career, earned a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over Emiliana Arango on Monday in her hometown event, the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Bouchard, 31, plans to retire after the current event. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world in 2014, when she rea...
Laura Siegemund outlasts Tatjana Maria at National Bank Open
In a lengthy first-round battle between two players from Germany, Laura Siegemund came out on top over Tatjana Maria on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Similar to their three-set thriller in 2023 at Warsaw, Siegemund came away with the victory. This time, she prevailed 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-...
WTA Roundup: Laura Siegemund outlasts Tatjana Maria at National Bank Open
In a lengthy first-round battle between two players from Germany, Laura Siegemund came out on top over Tatjana Maria on Monday at the National Bank Open in Montreal.,Similar to their three-set thriller in 2023 at Warsaw, Siegemund came away with the victory. This time, she prevailed 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez wins biggest title of career in D.C.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez swept to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Russia's Anna Kalinskaya to win the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Sunday in Washington.,Fernandez, 22, earned her fourth career WTA title, but her previous victories in 2021, 2022 and 2023 were all at WTA 250-tier events. The D.C. Open marks he...
WTA roundup: Marie Bouzkova reigns in Prague
No. 5 seed Marie Bouzkova rallied to win the Livesport Prague Open on Saturday with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat of top-seeded Czech compatriot Linda Noskova.,It was the first tournament win for Bouzkova, 27, since collecting her maiden WTA Tour title at this event in 2022. She is the first two-time winne...
WTA roundup: All-Czech final on tap in Prague
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova and No. 5 Marie Bouzkova will meet in Saturday's all-Czech final at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova rolled over No. 4 Xinyu Wang of China 6-4, 6-1 in 70 minutes and Bouzkova ousted countrywoman Tereza Valentova 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 54 minutes in Friday's semifinals.,B...
WTA roundup: Venus Williams falls in second round at D.C.
Venus Williams, days after becoming the oldest player to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, lost in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday in Washington.,The 45-year-old star fell 6-2, 6-2 to fifth-seeded Magdalena Frech of Poland.,Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles ...
WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari tops Emma Navarro in Washington
Greece's Maria Sakkari upset second-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in Washington.,Sakkari, a finalist in the event two years ago, finished with a 7-1 edge in aces and saved all three break points she faced.,Third-seeded Elena Rybakina o...
WTA roundup: 45-year old Venus Williams triumphs at DC Open
Venus Williams became the oldest woman to win a WTA tour-level singles match in 21 years on Tuesday, when she defeated 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday evening. ,Williams, 45, had not competed since the March 2024 Miami Open. She teamed ...
WTA roundup: Top seed Linda Noskova passes Prague test
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy's ...