Takeaways: Zheng victorious in rousing homecoming in Beijing
WEB2 days ago · 2024 Beijing. BEIJING -- Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen received a hero's welcome in her return to the China Open, where she eased past Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1, 6-1 in her tournament opener on Saturday night. The World No.7 secured her first career win at the event in front of an enthusiastic capacity crowd at the 15,000-seat …
Sabalenka holds off qualifier Sawangkaew in Beijing for 13th …
WEB1 day ago · Match moments: Sabalenka moved one step closer to her first Beijing crown on Saturday, but not before Sawangkaew challenged the three-time Grand Slam champion with outstanding speed, relentless defense and crafty winners. World No.187 Sawangkaew made her tour-level debut last week in Hua Hin, and she earned her first tour-level win in …
Pegula, Zheng, Krejcikova and Osaka highlight WTA 500 Tokyo field
WEB4 days ago · Pegula is followed on the entry list by World No.7 Zheng Qinwen, who has had a breakthrough summer of her own. Zheng toppled World No.1 Iga Swiatek en route to the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. World No.8 Emma Navarro, No.9 Danielle Collins and No.10 Barbora Krejcikova are the remaining Top 10 players on the entry list. …
Zhang’s revival: From 24 straight losses to two straight ... - WTA …
WEB2 days ago · BEIJING -- When Zhang Shuai returned to the China Open locker room after her drought-ending first-round win, she was greeted by hugs and cheers from her fellow competitors.Now ranked No.595, the 35-year-old snapped a 24-match singles losing streak by beating McCartney Kessler, and the weight of the moment was not lost on the tennis …
Pegula holds off Parry to advance to Beijing third round - WTA …
WEB2 days ago · By the numbers: Pegula dominated the stat sheet in every category, tallying 33 winners to 31 unforced errors overall.By contrast, Parry only struck 14 winners -- 11 of which came in the second set -- and committed 24 unforced errors. The World No.53 would frequently use her variety to construct patient points, only to go awry when trying to …
Sorribes Tormo breaks four-hour mark, wins fourth longest match …
WEB4 days ago · Appropriately, Sara Sorribes Tormo is responsible after the Spanish qualifier came through 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5 in 4 hours and 15 minutes over wild card Gao Xinyu in the first round of the China Open. The result displaces Siegemund's win as the fourth longest match of the Open Era. Photos: All of 2024's three-hour matches.
Assured growth: Chinese wild card Wei's 13 best shots to defeat …
WEB3 days ago · The future of Chinese wild card Wei Sijia looks auspicious after the 20-year-old dazzled with her shotmaking in the first round of the China Open. Wei saved two set points in the second set to defeat qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse, notching both her first WTA main-draw win and her first Top 100 win.
Champions Reel: How Iga Swiatek won the 2023 WTA Finals …
WEB5 days ago · No.2 seed Iga Swiatek lifted the WTA Finals trophy for the first time at Cancun 2023, extending her winning streak to 11 matches and returning to World No.1 as a result. Swiatek dropped no sets and just 20 games -- a WTA Finals record since the round-robin format was reintroduced in 2003 -- en route to her 17th title overall, and a tour-leading …
Champions Reel: How Elina Svitolina won Strasbourg 2023 - WTA …
WEB4 days ago · Seven weeks after returning from maternity leave, Elina Svitolina won the first title of her comeback at the Internationaux de Strasbourg -- the second time she had won the tournament following 2020. The Ukrainian improved her record in finals to 17-3 and, at No.508, was the fourth lowest-ranked player ever to lift a WTA trophy.
Tourist mode! Gauff, Kostyuk, Osaka see famous Beijing sights
WEB5 days ago · No.4 seed Gauff and No.14 seed Kostyuk, meanwhile, will play their second-round matches against France's Clara Burel and American Katie Volynets, respectively. Coco Gauff, Marta Kostyuk and Naomi Osaka took time out of their China Open preparations to see two of the most famous sights in Beijing: the Forbidden City and the …