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WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler ousts No. 1 seed in Nottingham
Unseeded McCartney Kessler upset No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in the first round of the Lexus Nottingham Open in Nottingham, England.,In a nearly three-hour match, Kessler -- ranked No. 42 in the world -- led 6-5 in the third set, then broke Haddad Maia's serve to cli...
WTA roundup: Madison Keys shown early exit from Berlin
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic staved off No. 7 seed Madison Keys 7-5, 7-6 (6) during the first round of the Berlin Tennis Open on Tuesday.,Neither player broke serve in the second set until the tiebreaker, when Vondrousova ran out to a 4-0 lead. The Australian Open champion rattled off f...
Aryna Sabalenka apologizes to Coco Gauff for French Open remarks
Aryna Sabalenka said she apologized to Coco Gauff for her "unprofessional" comments following her loss in the final of the French Open.,Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, told reporters during her post-match news conference in Paris on June 7 that her mistakes -- rather than Gauff's play -- were ...
WTA roundup: Mirra Andreeva knocked out in Berlin
Poland's Magdalena Frech rallied to upset No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 in first-round action at the Berlin Tennis Open on Monday.,Andreeva, who turned 18 in April, has had a successful season. She won WTA 1000 titles in Dubai and Indian Wells and became the youngest WTA 1000-lev...
WTA roundup: Tatjana Maria rides serve to title in London
German qualifier Tatjana Maria captured her fourth career title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Championships in London.,With her husband and two daughters in attendance, Maria fired seven aces and won 66 percent of her first serves to dispa...
Elise Mertens fights off 11 match points to reach Dutch final
Elise Mertens of Belgium saved 11 match points in a victory over top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semifinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,According to the WTA Tour, that's the most match points survived in a main draw women's match this decade.,After dropping th...
WTA roundup: Amanda Anisimova reaches London final
No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova advanced to her first grass-court final with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 upset of top-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China on Saturday at the HSBC Championships in London.,Anisimova saved 10 of 15 break points and overcame nine double faults to win in two hours and 13 minutes. She converted ...
WTA roundup: Zheng Qinwen's comeback sends her to first grass semi in London
Top seed Zheng Qinwen and unseeded Amanda Anisimova each advanced to their first semifinals on grass with wins at the HSBC Championships on Friday in London.,Zheng of China came from 3-0 and 4-2 down in the second set to beat hometown favorite Emma Raducanu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. The last Briti...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu reaches London quarters
Unseeded Emma Raducanu is the last Brit standing at the HSBC Championships following her straight-sets win on Thursday against Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in London.,Raducanu saved four of six break points in a 6-4, 6-1 victory in 76 minutes, setting up a quarterfinals showdown with top-seeded Qinwe...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro saves match point, wins in London
Third-seeded Emma Navarro saved a match point before rallying to win as Americans went 3-0 on Wednesday in the second round of the HSBC Championships in London.,Navarro rallied for a 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia, who had a 5-4 lead in the second set and a 4-2 lead i...
WTA to protect players' rankings during fertility treatments
The WTA, the governing body of women's tennis, is putting into place a rule that will protect a player's ranking should she choose to undergo a fertility procedure.,The Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Rule, as it is formally called, means players who need to take time off the tour for pro...
WTA roundup: Rebecca Sramkova stuns Barbora Krejcikova in London
Solovakia's Rebecca Sramkova won 78.1 percent of her first-serve points while posting a 6-4, 6-3 upset of No. 7 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic in the first round of the HSBC Championships in London on Tuesday.,Sramkova's solid win at the Queen's Club earns her a match against wild car...
WTA roundup: Amanda Anisimova rallies past Jodie Burrage in London
No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Great Britain's Jodie Burrage to open the HSBC Championships on Monday in London.,Burrage broke Anisimova at the outset in order to control the first set. It was tied 2-2 in the second before the American won four of the final five ...
An American in Paris: Coco Gauff wins French Open
Second seed Coco Gauff became the first American woman to win a French Open title since 2015, defeating top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday in Paris.,The 21-year-old Gauff needed two hours and 38 minutes to win her second Grand Slam title. She won the U.S. Open in 2023....
Aryna Sabalenka halts Iga Swiatek's run to reach French final
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's run of dominance at the French Open, denying the latter's bid for a fourth straight title at Roland Garros on Thursday.,A three-time Grand Slam champion, Sabalenka snapped the fifth-seeded Poland native's 26-match French Open winning streak with a 7-6 (...
French wild card Lois Boisson, Coco Gauff move on in Paris
French wild-card entry Lois Boisson advanced to the semifinals of the French Open with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in Paris. ,Boisson, 22, fed off the support of the crowd and dispatched the 18-year-old Russian to become the first French semifinalist at her home ...
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka set up semifinal clash in Paris
Iga Swiatek continued her torrid run through the French Open by dispatching Elina Svitolina on Tuesday to set up a semifinal encounter against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.,Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion, recorded her 26th consecutive victory at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Svitol...
French wild card stuns No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula in Paris
Wild card Lois Boisson thrilled her home fans with a stunning fourth-round upset of No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula on Monday at the French Open in Paris.,Ranked No. 361 in the world, the 22-year-old Boisson rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory before a delighted crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland ...
Iga Swiatek survives early blitz, advances at French Open
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek survived a scare by rallying to a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over 12th-seeded Elena Rybakina on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open in Paris.,The win was the 25th in a row at Roland Garros for the Poland native, tying Monica Seles for the second-longest Pa...
Quartet of U.S. women head to fourth round at French Open
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula led an American march into the fourth round in Paris at the French Open on Saturday.,The second-seeded Gauff defeated Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 7-6 (3) while the third-seeded Pegula rallied to oust former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on...