WTA Finals: Zheng Qinwen overcomes Rybakina, keeps semis hopes alive
China’s rising star Zheng Qinwen triumphed over a struggling Elena Rybakina, securing a 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1 victory in an intense showdown at the WTA Finals.
China’s rising star Zheng Qinwen triumphed over a struggling Elena Rybakina, securing a 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1 victory in an intense showdown at the WTA Finals.
Top seed Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic advanced to the last four after beating Pera Bernarda of the United States in straight sets at the WTA Guangzhou Open here on Friday.
Qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse came up with an inspired performance as she toppled Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets in a women's singles second round match on the Grandstand on Day 3 of the 2024 US Open here on Wednesday.
Vondrousova will have less than two weeks to recover ahead of her title defense at Wimbledon title defense, which begins on July 1.
American Danielle Collins advanced to her first career WTA 1000 final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No.14 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Thursday night at the Miami Open.
Rafael Nadal, who won his fourth US Open and 19th Grand Slam at last year's event, said he remained convinced the COVID-19 pandemic still casts huge doubts
Meanwhile, before the nationwide lockdown was imposed, Andy Murray had returned to the court after suffering another injury-enforced gap.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said that the new fund would help players ranked between 501-700 who are not benefitted under other programmes.
Both ATP and WTA Tours have now been suspended till at least the end of July and thus, the list of cancelled tournaments now exceeds 40.
The program is likely to target a total of 800 lower-ranked players who need financial assistance at a time when Tennis has come to standstill.
