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Emma Raducanu (foot) withdraws from China Open
Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu withdrew from the China Open on Monday due to a foot injury.,The 21-year-old British player retired from her Korea Open quarterfinal Saturday against Daria Kasatkina.,"Last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more t...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia captures title in Seoul
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia rebounded from a first-set hiccup to record a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia on Sunday in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.,The WTA 500 singles title was the first of the season and fourth overall for Haddad Maia, who bounced back fro...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia defeats 2 sisters on same day
Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil recorded a win over both of the Kudermetova sisters on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Korea Open in Seoul.,Haddad Maia breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova of Russia in the quarterfinals before notching her 11th win in her past 13...
WTA roundup: Tamara Zidansek rallies in Thailand; rain washes out play in Korea
Tamara Zidansek rallied from a set and a break down, then saved four match points to outlast Nadia Podoroska of Argentina 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin.,The Slovenian needed three hours and 41 minutes to complete the feat, making it the fourth-longest mat...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek pulls out of China Open, cites personal matters
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek withdrew from the China Open and won't defend her title.,"Due to personal matters, I'm forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing," she said. "I'm very sorry as I had an amazing time playing and winning this tournament last year and was really looking forward to being ...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu reaches Seoul quarterfinals
On her seventh match point, Great Britain's Emma Raducanu ousted No. 8 seed Yuan Yue of China 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Korea Open quarterfinals in Seoul.,Yue fought off five match points in the penultimate game against the former U.S. Open champion and one more in the finale before Raducanu...
Coco Gauff, coach Brad Gilbert part ways
Coach Brad Gilbert and 2023 U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff have split.,"Thanks to @CocoGauff and the entire team for an absolutely amazing summer run in 2023 and for 14 months of incredible team effort. Coco, at just 20 years young, your future is incredibly bright, and I wish you nothing but continued...
WTA roundup: Laura Siegemund wins marathon in Thailand
Germany's Laura Siegemund entered the record books with her defeat of fifth-seeded Xiyu Wang of China in four hours, nine minutes at the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Wednesday.,The 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1) match was the fourth-longest of the Open Era on the WTA Tour. It was the first to surpass the four...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu outlasts Peyton Stearns in Seoul
Britain's Emma Raducanu recorded a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) win over Peyton Stearns in the first round of the Korea Open on Tuesday in Seoul.,Raducanu, who was playing for the first time since losing in the first round of the U.S. Open, opened a 4-1 lead in the first set before ending the session in 74 minu...
Ons Jabeur (shoulder) shut down for rest of 2024
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur will miss the rest of 2024 with a shoulder injury, aiming for a January return in Australia.,Currently ranked No. 22 in the world, Jabeur announced her decision Monday on social media.,"This year has been extremely hard for me and as athletes, we know that recovery is part of th...
WTA roundup: No. 5 seed Marta Kostyuk rolls in Seoul
No. 5 seed Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine opened the Korea Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Monday in Seoul.,Kostyuk overcame 10 double faults by converting six of 14 break points in the 78-minute victory. Her second-round opponent in the WTA 500 event will be Britain's Heat...
WTA roundup: Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player converted 5...
Sonay Kartal collects first WTA Tour title in Tunisia
Great British qualifier Sonay Kartal captured her first WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open Tunisia in Monastir, Tunisia.,It was the first WTA singles final for both Kartal, ranked No. 151 in the world, and Sramkova, No. 136.,Each player conve...
WTA roundup: Rebecca Sramkova, Sonay Kartal in Tunisia final
Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia upset No. 7 seed Lucia Bronzetti of Italy 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Jasmin Open Tunisia on Saturday in Monastir, Tunisia.,Sramkova, 27, will face Sonay Kartal of Great Britain, who advanced to Sunday's final when Eva Lys of Germany retired due to illness. The 22...
WTA roundup: Camila Osorio battles into Guadalajara semis
Camila Osorio of Colombia fought past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico.,The 22-year-old Osorio is the first Colombian player to reach the semis of a WTA 500 event. Rakhimova took a 6-5 lead in a back-and-forth firs...
No. 1 Iga Swiatek latest to pull out of Korea Open
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek on Friday became the latest WTA star to pull out of next week's Korea Open in Seoul.,The five-time Grand Slam winner from Poland cited fatigue as the reason for her withdrawal.,Swiatek is the fifth current or former top-10 player to withdraw, joining defending tournament cham...
WTA roundup: Canadian teen upsets top seed in Guadalajara
Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia squandered four match points and lost 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) to Marina Stakusic in the round of 16 at the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico on Thursday.,Ostapenko led 4-0 in the third set, then had a match point on Stakusic's serve while leading 5-4 and three more on ...
WTA roundup: Caroline Garcia reaches Guadalajara quarterfinals
French No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia got past Japan's Ena Shibahara 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico.,Garcia ran out to a 4-1 lead in the first-set tiebreaker before finishing the job. Neither player broke serve in the second set, and Gar...
WTA roundup: France's Clara Burel, Diane Parry fall in Tunisia
Second-seeded Clara Burel and third-seeded Diane Parry, both of France, were the latest upset victims, falling in the second round of the Jasmin Open Tunisia on Wednesday in Monastir, Tunisia.,A day after fourth-seeded Nadia Podoroska and fifth-seeded Jaqueline Cristian were ousted in the first roun...
WTA roundup: Elise Mertens avoids day of upsets in Tunisia
Top seed Elise Mertens cruised to victory, but fourth-seeded Nadia Podoroska and fifth-seeded Jacqueline Cristian were not as fortunate in the first round of the Jasmin Open Tunisia on Tuesday in Monastir, Tunisia.,Belgium's Mertens, ranked No. 32 in the world, posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anastas...