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☆ Australian Open: Top seed Iga Świątek knocked out of tournament by 19-year-old Linda Nosková
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Iga Świątek’s bid for a fifth grand slam title came to a shock end on Saturday as she was defeated by 19-year-old Czech star Linda Nosková in the third round at the Australian Open. Poland’s Świątek looked in control of the third-round contest when it was on serve at 4-3 in the second set, but Nosková, ranked No. Her victory also means that there is only one former grand slam champion in the top half of the women’s draw at this year’s tournament, Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka. After starting the year with a run to the semifinals of the Brisbane International, Nosková defeated compatriot Marie Bouzková and American McCartney Kessler in the first two rounds at Melbourne Park. Against Świątek, she hit 10 aces, including a crucial one in the final game of the match, and 35 winners.

Persons: Iga, Linda Nosková, Rod Laver, Poland’s Świątek, Nosková, Opta, Amélie Mauresmo, Lindsay Davenport, “ I’m, ” Nosková, “, I’m, Cameron Spencer, Elina Svitolina, Golubic, Belarus ’ Victoria Azarenka, Marie Bouzková, McCartney Kessler, ” Organizations: CNN, Nosková, Australian, Belarus ’ Victoria, Brisbane International, Melbourne Locations: Czech, Belarus

Anisimova beat 13th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to advance in just her second tournament back. I’m enjoying practicing. I’m enjoying every second that I’m out there,” she said. In her comeback in Auckland, Animisova lost 6-0, 6-1 to Marie Bouzkova in the second round after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round. “But I am happy with the wins, and I really hope that I can build on from it.

Persons: Amanda Anisimova, Anisimova, Simona Halep, I’m, ”, Animisova, Marie Bouzkova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, “ I’m, Nadia Podoroska, Tamara Zidansek, ” Anisimova Organizations: Wimbledon, U.S . Locations: Auckland

☆ WTA roundup: Elise Mertens upends top seed to win in Tunisia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mertens, of Belgium, didn't drop a set all week on her way to her eighth career singles title. Jiangxi OpenKaterina Siniakova overcame three match points, seven double faults and a first-set thumping to defeat third-seeded Marie Bouzkova to win the all-Czech final 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in Nanchang, China. The match between the countrywomen lasted three hours, 33 minutes, making it the longest WTA final in 2023. Transylvania OpenTamara Korpatsch of Germany won her first career WTA title, defeating home-country favorite 6-3, 6-4 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was the first tour final for the 28-year-old Korpatsch, who needed one hour, 52 minutes to get the win.

Persons: Storm Hunter, Belgium's Elise Mertens, Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski, Erin Routliffe REUTERS, Henry, Elise Mertens, Jasmine Paolini, Mertens, Katerina Siniakova, Marie Bouzkova, Siniakova, Bouzkova, Tamara Korpatsch, Ruse, Korpatsch Organizations: Panamerican Tennis Center, Storm, Monastir, Jiangxi, WTA, Germany, Ruse, Thomson Locations: Guadalajara, Mexico, Jasmin, Italy, Tunisia, Belgium, Nanchang, China, Cluj, Napoca, Romania

☆ WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko upset in Seoul
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Wild card Dayeon Back, down 5-2 in the third set, rallied to beat second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in two hours, 13 minutes to advance. It was the first time two South Koreans won their opening matches in Seoul since 2013. 569, was able to force Ostapenko into long rallies, and the mistakes piled up for Ostapenko. In other first-round action, Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, fresh off her finals appearance in the China Open, continued her strong play with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Germany's Tatjana Maria. Another Russian, Kamilla Rakhimova, beat eighth seed Varvara Gracheva of France 6-3, 6-2, and Czech Linda Fruhvirtova topped seventh-seeded Peyton Stearns in three sets.

Persons: Jelena Ostapenko, Russia's Liudmila Samsonova, Florence, Jeong Jang, Sofia Kenin, Jang, Kenin, Jessica Pegula, Viktoria, Marie Bouzkova, Vera Zvonareva, Veronika Kudermetova, Zvonareva, Germany's Tatjana Maria, Daria Kasatkina of, Petra Martic, Laura Siegemund, Zhuoxuan Bai, Canadian Leylah Fernandez, Victoria, Fernandez, Anna Blinkova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Martina Trevisan, Kamilla, Varvara Gracheva, Czech Linda Fruhvirtova, Peyton Stearns Organizations: National Tennis Center, Hana Bank, South Koreans, Ostapenko, Viktoria Hruncakova, WTA, China . Hong Kong, Victoria Azarenka, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Hana Bank Korea, Seoul, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Zhengzhou, Russia, Daria Kasatkina of Russia, Croatia, Germany, China . Hong, Canadian, Italy, France, Czech

☆ Jabeur holds off Bouzkova to reach U.S. Open fourth round
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

She will next play China's Zheng Qinwen, who beat Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 4-6 6-4, in the round of 16. "It's a very tough match from both of us," said Jabeur, last year's runner-up. The Tunisian broke back with a nice backhand slice in the ninth game but handed Bouzkova another break with a double fault on set point. Jabeur said she expects a big challenge from fourth-round foe Zheng, against whom she retired in their last meeting in Toronto in 2022. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Colombia's Camila Osorio, Mike Segar, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Arthur Ashe, China's Zheng Qinwen, Italian Lucia Bronzetti, Bouzkova, Jabeur, nodded, Zheng, Amy Tennery, Lincoln, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Tunisian, Wimbledon, ESPN, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Czech, U.S, Tunisian, Italian, Cincinnati, Toronto, New York

☆ US Open: Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys reach fourth round as Americans continue to shine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jessica Pegula advanced to the fourth round of the US Open with a hard fought 6-4 4-6 6-2 victory over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, continuing the impressive performances of American players at their home tournament. 3 seed will now face her compatriot Madison Keys for a place in the quarterfinals after Keys completed a 5-7 6-2 6-2 victory over Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in her own third-round match. She really picked up her level and forced me to go after that third set.”Remarkably, Pegula has also reached the fourth round in both the doubles and mixed doubles at Flushing Meadows. Robert Prange/Getty ImagesPeyton Stearns will also join her compatriots in the fourth round after she defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter to reach this stage of a grand slam for the first time in her career. But with Pegula, Keys, Stearns and Coco Gauff all reaching the fourth round and with Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton all still in contention in the men’s draw, American tennis seems to be flourishing again.

Persons: Jessica Pegula, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Keys, Svitolina, Pegula didn’t, Pegula’s, “, ” Pegula, “ She’s, Pegula, ”, Robert Prange, Peyton Stearns, Britain’s Katie Boulter, Marketa, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Stearns, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Marie Bouzkova, Carlos Alcaraz, Britain’s Dan Evans Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, WTA, Flushing, Madison, NCAA Locations: Flushing Meadows, USA, Keys, Czech

☆ Jabeur relieved to get past ailing Bouzkova at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I know that's not cool, but I wanted to win," said Jabeur, who overcame her own early struggles due to flu and prevailed 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 after nearly three hours. "I was trying to observe her a lot, try to see where she was hurt," Jabeur said. Jabeur, seeking her first Grand Slam title, said she will need to work on her serve ahead of a fourth-round meeting with China's Zheng Qinwen. "I think that's going to be very important playing a talented young player," Jabeur said. That's really important for me."

Persons: Colombia's Camila Osorio, Mike Segar, Marie Bouzkova, opponent's, Bouzkova, Jabeur, It's, China's Zheng Qinwen, We'll, That's, Shrivathsa Sridhar, William Mallard Organizations: U.S, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Czech, Tunisian, Bengaluru

Third seed Daniil Medvedev once again worked the U.S. Open graveyard shift on Saturday, beating in-form Sebastian Baez 6-2 6-2 7-6(6) to end the Argentine's 12 match winning streak. Against the 26th seeded Evans the 20-year-old Spaniard mixed moments of brilliance with lapses in focus but was never really threatened on his way to 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 win. Top seeded Briton, number 16 Cameron Norrie, was dumped out 6-3 6-4 6-3 by Italian Matteo Arnaldi while American Peyton Stearns pushed the last British woman Katie Boulter to the exit with a 6-4 6-3 victory. Joining Pegula were 2017 finalist Madison Keys, a 5-7 6-2 6-2 winner over 14th seed Liudmila Samsonova, Stearns and sixth seed Coco Gauff, who booked her spot on Friday with a win over Elise Mertens. Reporting by Steve Keating and Amy Tennery in New York, editing by Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Britain's Daniel Evans, Shannon Stapleton, Carlos Alcaraz aced, women's, Aryna Sabalenka, France's Clara Burel, Arthur Ashe, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Jabeur, Bouzkova, Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Baez, Medvedev, Christopher O'Connell, Roger Federer, Evans, Alcaraz's, Jack Draper, Michael Mmoh, Draper, Winston, Cameron Norrie, Matteo Arnaldi, Peyton Stearns, Katie Boulter, Jessica Pegula, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Pegula, Madison Keys, Liudmila Samsonova, Stearns, Coco Gauff, Elise Mertens, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, Sloane Stephens, Keys, Andy Roddick's, Jannik, Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Steve Keating, Amy Tennery, Lincoln Organizations: Tennis, Britain's Daniel Evans REUTERS, U.S, Czech, American, Bulgarian, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, U.S, New York, Salem, British, Flushing, Flushing Meadows

☆ US Open order of play on Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 31, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his second round match against South Africa's Lloyd Harris REUTERS/Mike Segar Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the sixth day of the U.S. Open on Saturday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 PM ET)1-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) v 26-Dan Evans (Britain)26-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.)5-Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) v 31-Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic)3-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Sebastian Baez (Argentina)LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUMClara Burel (France) v 2-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)14-Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) v 17-Madison Keys (U.S.)Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) v 6-Jannik Sinner (Italy)12-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v 19-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)22-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) v 9-Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)Compiled by Anita Kobylinska in GdanskOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, South Africa's Lloyd Harris, Mike Segar, ARTHUR ASHE, Carlos Alcaraz, Dan Evans, Elina Svitolina, Jessica Pegula, Marie Bouzkova, Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Baez, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Clara Burel, Liudmila Samsonova, Stan Wawrinka, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anita Kobylinska Organizations: South, South Africa's Lloyd Harris REUTERS, U.S, Madison Keys, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Spain, Britain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Russia, Argentina, France, Belarus, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Gdansk

☆ 'Zombie' Jabeur refuses to let illness defeat her at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I'm a zombie because I have a flu," said Jabeur, adding that she had taken a break in July following her Wimbledon final defeat to stay fresh for the rest of the season. Jabeur said she had been struggling for about a week with the illness and was "taking a lot of medicine". Jabeur meets Czech Marie Bouzkova in the next round and is determined to continue her run. Reuters has reached out to U.S. Open officials about the illnesses and they said they were looking into it. ESPN said earlier this week that John McEnroe was absent from his analyst duties at the U.S. Open after testing positive for COVID.

Persons: Colombia's Camila Osorio, Mike Segar, Linda Noskova, Jabeur, they've, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Dominic Thiem, Chris Eubanks, Hubert Hurkacz, John McEnroe, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Noskova, Wimbledon, Reuters, U.S ., ESPN, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Czech, New York, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Swiatek powers by Vondrousova to reach Cincinnati semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Carter Skaggs-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAug 18 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek overcame a tricky opening set before racing to a 7-6(3) 6-1 victory over Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova on Friday in a clash between the last two Grand Slam winners to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals. "It wasn't easy to adjust to her spin because she's a lefty," French Open champion Swiatek said during her on-court interview. But she was denied both times by Swiatek before the Pole ran away with the tiebreaker. "I tried to learn from that first set, and in the second set I knew exactly what to do and I think that's why it was such a good performance," Swiatek said. Muchova now awaits the winner of the quarter-final clash between Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur and Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Danielle Collins, Carter Skaggs, Marketa Vondrousova, Swiatek, Vondrousova, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Czech Karolina Muchova, Marie Bouzkova, Muchova, Aryna, Frank Pingue, Hugh Lawson Organizations: & Southern, Lindner, Tennis Center, USA, Czech, Cincinnati, Wimbledon, Swiatek, ., Aryna Sabalenka, Thomson Locations: Mason, OH, USA, Poland, United States, Czech, Belarusian, Toronto

☆ WTA roundup: Nao Hibino upsets Linda Noskova for Prague title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Aug 7, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams (USA) waves to the crowd after her loss against Madison Keys (USA) (not pictured) in first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAugust 8 - Japan's Nao Hibino ended a four-year title drought Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of No. 4 seed and home favorite Linda Noskova at the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic. After taking the opening set rather easily, Keys needed nine match points to put Williams away. "You have to find that balance between playing risky, aggressive, but not too risky, not too much, because then (Swiatek's) not going to give you many points," Pliskova said.

Persons: Venus Williams, Eric Bolte, Nao Hibino, Linda Noskova, Romania's Jaqueline Cristian, Hibino, Noskova, Keys, Williams, Karolina Pliskova, Lin Zhu of, Pliskova, Katie Boulter, Belinda Bencic, Cirstea, Victoria, Italy's Jamine Paolini, Marie Bouzkova, Sloane Stephens, Jennifer Brady Organizations: Madison Keys, IGA, Livesport, WTA, Hiroshima, Omnium Banque, Venus, Iga, Victoria Azarenka of, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, USA, Czech Republic, Tashkent, Omnium, Czech, Lin Zhu of China, Switzerland, Romanian, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus

☆ Vondrousova one step from 'mission impossible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - For Marketa Vondrousova the very notion of winning Wimbledon was an impossibility a year ago, but on Saturday she has the chance to add her name to an esteemed list of Czech champions. Not only that, but Prague-based Vondrousova, 24, can become the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon. I didn't play for almost six months, so it was very tough," Vondrousova told reporters when asked to cast her mind back 12 months. It was really sad," Vondrousova, who made a tentative return to the second-tier ITF Tour last October, said. But something clicked and she has beaten 12th seed Veronika Kudermetova, 20th seed Donna Vekic, 32nd seed Marie Bouzkova and fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

Persons: Miriam Kolodziejova, Stepan Simek, Elina Svitolina, Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, Vondrousova, Marketa, Susan Mullane, Ash Barty, Karolina Muchova, Veronika Kudermetova, Donna Vekic, Marie Bouzkova, Jessica Pegula, Frankie, He's, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Wimbledon, Court, Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Slams, ITF, Thomson Locations: Czech, Wimbledon, Prague, London, United Kingdom, Berlin

☆ Wimbledon day seven
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

1925 SWIATEK SURVIVES AGAINST BENCICPoland's top seed Iga Swiatek rallied from a set down and saved two match points to beat Swiss 14th seed Belinda Bencic 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3 and reach her first Wimbledon quarter-finals. 1245 TEENAGER ANDREEVA BEATS POTAPOVARussian qualifier Mirra Andreeva beat 22nd-seeded compatriot Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5 to enter the fourth round, where she will face American Madison Keys. The 16-year-old Andreeva is making her first-ever appearance in the Wimbledon main draw. 1225 VONDROUSOVA MOVES INTO QUARTER-FINALSVondrousova moved into the quarter-finals after beating fellow Czech and 32nd seed Marie Bouzkova 2-6 6-4 6-3. Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina will face Belarusian two-time major winner Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round.

Persons: Elina Svitolina, Victoria, SWIATEK, BENCIC, Iga Swiatek, Belinda Bencic, Bencic, Andreeva, Nadal, Shapovalov, Dimitrov, Tsitsipas, Ukraine's, Boulter, Andreescu Alcaraz, Jarry, Fokina, Rune, Jannik Sinner, Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik, Rublev, SAFIULLIN, Safiullin, Denis Shapovalov, Jessica Pegula, Marketa Vondrousova, DIMITROV, Frances Tiafoe, Grigor Dimitrov, ANDREEVA, Mirra Andreeva, Anastasia Potapova, Vondrousova, Marie Bouzkova, Novak Djokovic, Iga, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Aadi Nair, Rohith Nair, Janina Nuno Rios, Clare Fallon Organizations: Wimbledon, AZARENKA Ukrainian, Victoria Azarenka of, Swiss, Wimbledon Vondrousova, Bouzkova, Belarusian Azarenka, Medvedev, Kazakh, Court, Madison Keys, Czech, Victoria Azarenka, Christian, Thomson Locations: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Russian, Bulgarian, Belarusian

☆ Swiatek survives scare to set up Svitolina clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Pritha Sarkar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Poland's Swiatek looked in big trouble against Switzerland's Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and saved two match points in the second set before clawing out a 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3 victory. As the evening gloom set in, Swiatek eventually got a handle on her opponent's game, moving clear in the final set before wrapping up victory after more than three hours. Bencic will look back at the two match points she had at 5-6 in the second set, the first saved with a powerful Swiatek forehand and the second with a backhand winner. "I don't know if I even came back from match point down in my career," Swiatek said in her on court interview. "I thought it was a great tennis match.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, Dylan Martinez, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Poland's Swiatek, Belinda Bencic, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik, Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Roger Federer's, Sinner, Colombia's Daniel Galan, Swiatek, Svitolina, Azarenka, Jessica Pegula, Pegula, Marie Bouzkova, Rublev, Russian Roman, Denis Shapovalov, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Switzerland's Belinda Bencic REUTERS, Dylan Martinez LONDON, Wimbledon, Switzerland's Olympic, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, Roger Federer's Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, tennis, Belarus, Russia, Belarusian, American, French, Russian

☆ Wawrinka sets up Djokovic clash as Wimbledon clears backlog
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 38-year-old Wawrinka, winner of three Grand Slam titles and twice a Wimbledon quarter-finalist, knocked out 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2. His reward was a first meeting on grass with Djokovic who has beaten him in 20 of their 26 clashes. "I was missing that in my career to play him in the Grand Slam in Wimbledon. It was a memorable day for Andrey Rublev who overcame fellow Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 7-5 to bag his 50th Grand Slam match victory and move into the third round. She set up an intriguing clash with American Sofia Kenin after the former major champion eased past China's Wang Xinyu 6-4 6-3.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Australia's Jordan Thompson, Dylan Martinez, Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, It's, Novak, Wawrinka, Gijs Brouwer, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego, Andrey Rublev, Aslan Karatsev, Elina Svitolina, Elise Mertens, Sofia Kenin, China's Wang Xinyu, Barbora Krejcikova, Kontaveit, Marie Bouzkova, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Australia's Jordan Thompson REUTERS, Wimbledon, Dutch, England Club, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Swiss, Madrid, Bengaluru

☆ WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff cruise in England
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pegula posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over 24th-ranked Qinwen Zheng of China in 1 hour, 38 minutes, while Gauff fired six aces en route to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera in 61 minutes. Also on Tuesday, Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia secured a 6-1, 7-5 win over Madison Brengle and fourth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia captured a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italian Jasmine Paolini. Samsonova recorded 18 aces to secure a 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over the 18-year-old Noskova. Spain's Rebeka Masarova registered seven aces en route to a comprehensive 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Canadian, a former U.S. Open champion and the runner-up at this tournament last year. Also on Tuesday, eighth-seeded Varvara Gracheva notched a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italian Sara Errani.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Bernarda Pera, Paul Childs, Jessica Pegula, Pegula, Zheng, Gauff, Camila Osorio, Jodie Burrage, Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, Madison Brengle, Jasmine Paolini ., Beatriz Haddad Maia, Marie Bouzkova, Samsonova, Linda Noskova, Bianca Andreescu, Spain's Rebeka Masarova, Varvara Gracheva, Sara Errani Organizations: Eastbourne International, Lawn Tennis Club, Bernarda, U.S, Rothesay International, Bernarda Pera, Wednesday, Colombian, Madison, Thomson Locations: Eastbourne, Britain, Rothesay, England, China, Great Britain, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Bad Homburg, U.S

☆ Djokovic, Alcaraz stay on track for French Open semi-final showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Djokovic, who is chasing a men's record 23rd Grand Slam to leapfrog Spaniard Rafa Nadal in the injured champion's absence, blazed past Peruvian marathon man Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 in a lopsided last-eight clash. World number one and top seed Alcaraz, another tenacious Spaniard who is backed to take the mantle of 14-times champion Nadal, bulldozed his way to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti. Pavlyuchenkova, who has slipped to world number 333 after being forced to stop playing for five months last year, is the lowest-ranked French Open quarter-finalist in the Open Era. She (Kato) didn't do it on purpose, she (the ball girl) didn't get injured," Juge said. She's crying," Sorribes Tormo said, pointing to the ball girl.

Persons: Roland Garros, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas, Lisi Niesner PARIS, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz inched, Elina Svitolina, Djokovic, Spaniard Rafa Nadal, Juan Pablo Varillas, Nadal, Lorenzo Musetti, Daria Kasatkina, Skai, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Karen Khachanov, Pavlyuchenkova, Czech Barbora Krejcikova, Elise Mertens, Lorenzo Sonego, Khachanov, Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, Kato, Alexandre Juge, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, didn't, Juge, Sorribes Tormo, Bouzkova, disqualifying Kato, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Clare Fallon, Pritha Organizations: Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas REUTERS, Russian, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Czech, New York, Melbourne

☆ Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi disqualified from French Open after ball hits ball girl
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A French Open doubles match ended controversially on Sunday as No.16 seeds Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the tournament after a ball girl was hit by a ball. Eurosport coverage showed Kato innocuously hitting the ball to the back of the court after a point, and though it didn’t appear as if she intentionally meant to hit the ball girl, the ball hit her head. Standing at the back of the court, the tearful ball girl was visibly shaken. Ball not hit in anger whatsoever, just hit across to ball girl to keep the match flowing because it was the other team’s turn to serve. Ball girl had hands full, reacted late.”It isn’t the first time a player has been defaulted at a grand slam.

Persons: Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo, Marie Bouzkova, Japan’s Kato, Kato innocuously, Alexandre Juge, Wayne McKewen, Remy Azemar, Kato, Sutjiadi, Roland Garros, jeers, Ben Rothenberg, Ball, Novak, “ Organizations: CNN, Eurosport Locations: Czech Republic, Indonesia, ”

☆ Djokovic battles past Dimitrov in Rome, Swiatek cruises
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The former world number three did however reel off four straight games from 2-4 to take the second set and force a decider. But the world number one hit back to claim the next 12 for a 6-2 6-0 victory that extended her Rome win streak to 13 matches. Sixth seed Coco Gauff later crashed out against Marie Bouzkova, who sealed a 4-6 6-2 6-2 win. Daniil Medvedev broke his Rome duck on his fourth attempt with a clinical second-round win over Emil Ruusuvuori. "It's a little bit (of a relief)," Medvedev said after his 6-4 6-2 win.

☆ Alcaraz dominates Lajovic, Andreescu breezes past Kenin in Miami
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Mar 26, 2023; Miami, Florida, US; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) hits a forehand against Dusan Lajovic (SRB) (not pictured) on day seven of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsMarch 26 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz swatted aside Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-6(5)to keep his title defense on track at the Miami Open on Sunday, as Canadian Bianca Andreescu cruised past American Sofia Kenin in straight sets. "Everything was under control," said Alcaraz, who greeted the Miami Heat's six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler courtside after the match. Former U.S. Open champion Andreescu harnessed her mighty serve to topple Kenin 6-4 6-4, sending over seven aces as the 2020 Australian Open winner failed to mount much of a defense after an early exit from Indian Wells. Later on Sunday, second-seeded Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka plays 31st seed Marie Bouzkova and last year's twice Grand Slam runner-up Casper Ruud, seeded third, plays the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp.

☆ Nadal survives early test, Kyrgios pulls out in Australian Open shock
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

With Draper's injury reducing him to a groaning wreck, Nadal finished strongly to close out the match 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1. With Kyrgios gone and last year's women's champion Ash Barty retired, the chances of a another home winner for local fans are greatly diminished. Seventh seed Coco Gauff also raced into the second round, while last year's finalist Danielle Collins advanced with a tougher, three-set win over Anna Kalinskaya. Briton Raducanu will next face teenager Gauff, who won in Auckland and confirmed her good form with a 6-1 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova. Italian 15th seed Jannik Sinner, a quarter-finalist last year, was the first man to reach the second round, rolling over Briton Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-0 6-2 on John Cain Arena.

☆ WTA roundup: Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins cruise in Adelaide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

January 9 - Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Danielle Collins were among those to win their first-round matches at the Adelaide International on Monday in Australia. 8 seed, beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in 79 minutes. Collins, the American 10th seed, handled Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in 76 minutes. Hobart InternationalFourth seed Sloane Stephens lost her first-round match to fellow American Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-2 in Hobart, Australia. 1 seed Marie Bouzkova of Czech Republic beat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 7-6 (2), 6-3.

☆ Sakkari wins rain-delayed semi-final to reach Guadalajara final
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Greek fourth seed Maria Sakkari beat Marie Bouzkova 7-5 6-4 in a rain delayed semi-final at the Guadalajara Open and will play American Jessica Pegula later on Sunday in the final. Sakkari had won the opening set of her semi-final on Saturday when the match was halted due to persistent rain. Sakkari struggled to hold serve at 5-4 before breaking Bouzkova to secure her place in her second WTA 1000 event final of the year. Third seed Pegula had booked her spot in the final on Saturday with a 7-6 (3) 6-1 win over twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Azarenka cruises past Keys to set up meeting with Gauff in Guadalajara
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Guadalajara, Mexico - October 19, 2022 Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in action during her second round match against Spain's Paula Badosa REUTERS/Henry RomeroOct 20 (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka battled past Madison Keys 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 in Guadalajara on Thursday, ending the American's hopes of reaching the WTA Finals and setting up a quarter-final showdown with Coco Gauff, who rolled past Italian Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-3. It will be the first meeting between the 33-year-old twice major winner Azarenka and the American 15 years her junior, after overcoming second-set blunders to dispatch Keys in a tense two hours and 14 minutes. Third-ranked Jessica Pegula of the United States kept her impressive 2022 on track to down former U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu 6-4 6-4 and will next face compatriot Sloane Stephens, who dispatched France's Caroline Garcia 7-6(6) 7-5. Veronika Kudermetova beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-4 and will next play either American Danielle Collins or Greek Maria Sakkari, while Czech Marie Bouzkova overcame a disastrous start to send off Liudmila Samsonova 0-6 7-5 6-3. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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