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WTA Tour wrap: Keys ousts Bencic, as French advance in Lyon

IN two contrasting tournaments, the Qatar Total Open provided plenty of one-sided results, whilst in Lyon, there were a number of two-hour plus contests to keep fans on the edge of their sets. The remaining Round of 32 matches were completed in Doha yesterday, with a number of upsets on the cards, including a seed […]

Sabalenka survives early scare on Day 2 at Linz

TWO players retired on day two of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, seeing six of the eight matches run out as expected and very little surprises bar the two late withdrawals. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka survived an early scare from Jasmine Paolini before consolidating a win, while it was Julia Grabher and Tereza Martincova who finished their matches early, […]

Kontaveit survives double-break and match points against Alexandrova in Ostrava

ANETT Kontaveit has exacted a come-from-behind win over unseeded top 30 Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round of the Ostrava Open. Trailing by a set, Kontaveit managed to steady with an important second set, then held on in a nail-biting decider to come away with the 4-6 6-2 7-6 victory. The final set was […]

First time time finalist to be crowned in Austria as Bouchard and Tig face off in Istanbul

THE upsets continued in the semi-finals of the Generali Open for a couple of title-less ATP Tour players to book spots in the final, while a former Wimbledon finalist takes on another top 100 title-less hope. FIRST TIME FINALIST TO BE CROWD IN KITZBUHEL Yannick Hanfmann has continued his remarkable run at the Generali Open, […]

All seeds out as Istanbul and Kitzbuhel semis look to create history

IT was a massive day in both Austria and Turkey as seeds skittled across both the ATP 250 and Premier 5 events. SCHWARTZMAN OUT AS ONE TOP 50 PLAYER REMAINS IN GENERALI OPEN The 2020 ATP Tour continues to throw up a heap of surprises, so it is almost hardly surprising that only one top […]

Carnage in Austria while Bouchard stuns top seed

JETLAG certainly became a topic of conversation in both Austria and Turkey as key players dropped matches in uncharacteristic fashion, backing up for their Round of 16 matches today. FOGNINI BELTED AS SCHWARTZMAN SOLE SEED THROUGH IN AUSTRIA Returning to the circuit after opting to miss the US Open, world number 12 Fabio Fognini had […]

Kei returns in Kitzbuhel as Garcia overcomes quick turnaround to win in Istanbul

A STAR-studded Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, Austria kicked off mid-week with a host of top 30 players who were ousted from the US Open on show, whilst the BNP Paribas Tennis Championships got underway in Istanbul. Both tournaments had players who lasted as long as the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, meaning they had as […]

Martic survives thriller to advance through to US Open Round of 64

PETRA Martic had some nervous moments but eventually came up trumps in a three-set win over former top 30 player, Tereza Martincova. Not the easiest of first round matches, Martic came from a set down to post the 5-7 6-4 6-2 win in two hours and 27 minutes. The Croatian, who was a top eight […]

Lyon Open: Kenin survives match point scare as Mladenovic bundled out

AUSTRALIAN Open champion and number one seed at Lyon, Sofia Kenin has survived a match point down to come back and post a hard-fought win over Romanian, Jaqueline Cristian in the Round of 16. The American was one of four players through to the final eight with the victory in two hours and 31 minutes. […]

Lyon Open: Mladenovic challenged but overcomes Paquet

SECOND seed, Kristina Mladenovic has downed compatriot, Chloe Paquet in three sets, escaping a first set scare to come from behind and book a spot in the Round of 16 at Lyon. Mladenovic took two hours and 12 minutes to overcome the world number 166, but the 42nd ranked Frenchwoman got there in the end, […]

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