Around the Tour: Mirra magic as Kenin curbed
IN THE wake of the respective WTA and ATP Tour 1000 events in Wuhan and Shanghai that were won by tournament top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner respectively, a lot of the lower ranked players headed to tournaments across the globe. In today’s Around the Tour, we take a look at the sole 500 […]
Tenacious Tomova fends off match points in Wuhan
BULGARIAN 29-year-old Viktoriya Tomova has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat after surving four match points against during a frantic second set tiebreaker to defeat young American Ashlyn Krueger in Wuhan overnight. The WTA Tour 1000 event’s second day saw the world number 48 come back from 3-6 down in the second set tiebreaker […]
Local hopes triumph in Wuhan
CHINESE duo Xinyu Wang and Yue Yuan both secured their spots in the second round of the Wuhan Open after first-up victories against opponents on Centre Court. The Chinese duo ranked 51st and 41st respectively were able to knock off American Caroline Dolehide and Frenchwoman Clara Burel in vastly different circumstances. While Wang was able […]
Gauff and Muchova to face off in Beijing final
AFTER a long couple of weeks, the 2024 China Open finalists have been decided. Fourth seed Coco Gauff and the dangerous Karolina Muchova will fave off in Beijing tonight as both players will eye off a second WTA 1000 title. Incredibly, the 28-year-old Muchova only has one title to her name – Seoul in 2019 […]
Gauff ends surprise packet’s run in Beijing
REACHING her seventh WTA Tour 1000 semi-final, Coco Gauff is running hot Beijing. The world number six ended the giant-killing run of Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtsewa, after the 24-year-old reach the quarter finals of the China Open with some big wins under her belt. It looked as though Gauff was going to be another scalp […]
Beggars belief in Beijing with upsets galore
THREE of the four Round of 16 matches in Beijing produced a trio of massive upsets overnight, with the only one not following suit being a mid-match retirement to former number one Naomi Osaka. The Japanese star was a set and a break up on young gun and fellow Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff, before […]
Frech bagel no worries for Pole
DESPITE not winning a game in the opening set of her Round of 32 match in Beijing, Polish 23rd seed Magdalena Frech turned her form around to take down higher ranked opponent Diana Shnaider and reach the fourth round of the China Open. The 31-year-old lost their only previous encounter back in Toronto when the […]
Déjà vu for sublime Sabalenka
THERE was a sense of déjà vu in the air when world number two Aryna Sabalenka completely dismantled quarter final opponent Qinwen Zheng at the US Open overnight. The second seed won 6-1 6-2 to reach the semi-finals only 12 months after sending Zheng – then a surprise quarter finalist – home with another comprehensive […]
Gauff gone: Navarro rolls into US Open quarters
A NEW US Open champion will be crowned in 2024 after defending titleholder Coco Gauff bowed out at the hands of her compatriot and 13th seed, Emma Navarro in the fourth round overnight. Navarro, ranked 12th in the world booked her first US Open quarter finals place with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 victory over the […]
Reigning champ Gauff survives Svitolina
REIGNING US Open champion Coco Gauff moved a win close to defending her title, defeating Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina in a come-from-behind victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Gauff won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the major, getting up in a time of two hours and three minutes and getting past the 27th […]
