Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history after beating Casper Ruud on Friday in Shanghai. The 20-year-old Spaniard dropped the first set and rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. It was the fourth straight match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in which Jodar came back after losing the opening set. …
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Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Wuhan Open on Thursday, falling 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. Ostapenko dominated the first set and won the opening game of the second. Fernandez then won six straight games to get back into the match. Ostapenko regained control with a break in a nine-minute game to go …
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Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the doubles semifinals of the Wuhan Open on Friday with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel. The top seeds had 22 unforced errors and faced nine break points in the match. They saved seven of those break …
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Britain’s Sonay Kartal has stormed into the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open in just her third tournament back from injury. She defeated fifth seed Elina Svitolina 6-2 2-6 6-4 and will face former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in Sunday’s final. Kartal continued her impressive …
SHANGHAI — Top-ranked Alexander Zverev said he felt good on court after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday. Zverev made 80% of his first serves and saved all five break points he faced, setting up a semifinal meeting with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. “I felt both of us were playing …
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Iga Swiatek kept her push to qualify for the WTA Finals alive, grinding out a 6-1, 6-4 win over American Ashlyn Krueger on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open. Her result also capitalized on a loss by Karolina Muchova. Krueger entered the draw as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying. She …
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French tennis player Gael Monfils has entered retirement earlier than he had planned. The 40-year-old had intended to retire at the end of the season, but the sport’s drug-testing organization now lists him among players who have declared themselves retired, with his career officially over from Oct. 5. Monfils, a former No. 6-ranked player, had …
The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed from October to December because of unrest in the Middle East. The event, now in its third edition, was originally scheduled for October 21-24 and has been moved to December 27-30. The postponement follows continued unrest in the region and the recent …
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Britain’s Sonay Kartal continued her impressive comeback from long-term injury with a comfortable win over former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini, reaching the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. Kartal, 24, missed more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, but she has won five of her seven matches since returning to action. She …
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Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4, 7-5, in the latest chapter of their combustible rivalry. The fifth-seeded Medvedev became only the fourth player, after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, to reach the last eight of this tournament in three straight years. There was little drama …
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