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WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia eases into Cleveland semis
No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil needed just 75 minutes to score a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Clara Burel in the quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land on Thursday in Cleveland.,Haddad Maia won not only 21 of 27 first-service points (77.8 percent) but also 12 of her 22 first-return point...
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler secures top-50 win in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler rallied in front of a friendly crowd on Wednesday, pulling off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China in the second round of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. ,Kessler had never defeated a top-50 opponent in her career before taking down Wang, who coughed u...
WTA roundup: No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...
No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka emotional after Cincinnati title
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stopping th...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka wins WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stopping th...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula to meet in Cincinnati final
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus toppled World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Open semifinals on Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka will play No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula for the title Monday after the American won a rain-delayed semifinal match against Spaniard Paula Badosa,...
Iga Swiatek slithers out of defeat, advances to semis at Cincinnati Open
No. 1 seed of Iga Swiatek of Poland battled back to avoid an upset on Saturday, capturing a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,It looked like Andreeva was going to pull off a stunning win when she went up 5-4 in the third se...
Marketa Vondrousova (hand) WDs from U.S. Open
The upcoming U.S. Open will be contested without another major champion in Marketa Vondrousova.,Vondrousova bowed out of the New York-based tournament due to a hand injury on Friday. The 18th-ranked native of the Czech Republic hasn't played since sustaining a first-round loss in her title defense a...
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka advance after rain in Cincy
While top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Friday, No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini was eliminated in a third-round upset following morning rain.,Paolini of Italy was bounced from the tournament 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Mirra Andreeva of Rus...
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...
Ashlyn Krueger cashes in on childhood dream at Cincinnati Open
The United States' Ashlyn Krueger rallied in front of a supportive crowd on Tuesday, pulling off a 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset of No. 16 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. ,Krueger and Vekic each had nine aces, with the former overcoming 14 double fault...
Jessica Pegula goes back-to-back at National Bank Open
Jessica Pegula successfully defended her National Bank Open title, defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in an all-American championship final on Monday in Toronto.,Pegula, ranked No. 6 in the world and seeded third, won in Montreal in 2023 as the tournament alternates annually between the two Ca...
Amanda Anisimova soars into Toronto title match
Amanda Anisimova fired 28 winners while posting a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over fellow American Emma Navarro on Sunday to reach the championship match of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Anisimova had a 4-2 edge in aces and won 73 percent of her first-serve points (27 of 37) in the semifinal match wh...
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...
Diana Shnaider upsets Coco Gauff to reach Toronto quarters
In a third-round battle of 20-year-olds, Russia's Diana Shnaider upset top-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Shnaider, the 14th seed, has never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. Gauf...
Jelena Ostapenko cools down Paula Badosa in Toronto
Fourth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia delivered 28 winners while posting a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory over Spain's Paula Badosa in the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Ostapenko converted 5 of 6 break points while snapping Badosa's six-match winning streak. Badosa won last week's...
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...