Qinwen Zheng proved too sharp once again for Leylah Annie Fernandez on Friday in Tokyo, defeating the Canadian 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. In a rematch of their meeting just two weeks ago in Wuhan, the contest once again went the distance, with the top seed…
The last WTA 500 tournament of 2024 kicked off in Tokyo, while play also began in China on Monday… Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray PPO Tennis World No 7 Zheng Qinwen from China leads the field in Tokyo this week, with Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia and Russia’s Daria Kasatkina rounding out the Top 3 seeds….
Canadian hopes on the WTA Tour, Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez, made it through to the second round at the 2024 Japan Open in Tokyo. Andreescu struggled a lot in recent weeks. After the Paris Olympics, where she won her first-round match against Clara Tauson before losing to Donna Vekic, the Canadian lost five consecutive…
The 2024 Japan Championships in Osaka is a WTA 250 event, but the entry list shows the tournament has still attracted some high-profile players. Running from October 14 to 20, the Japan Championships is one of two WTA tournaments in the country. Tokyo’s Japan Open, which has WTA 500 status, is played the week after,…
On Monday, Tennis Canada announced that Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON), Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC), Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC), and Marina Stakusic (Mississauga, ON) were selected to represent Team Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals in Malaga, Spain. The Finals run from November 13 to 20, with…
Jasmine Paolini resisted a strong opening set effort from Bianca Andreescu, powering past the Canadian 7-6(4), 6-1 to advance to the fourth round of Wimbledon on Friday. The Italian struck 17 winners and converted four of seven break point chances in the 1 hour and 31 minute victory. In a rematch of their Roland Garros…
Bianca Andreescu continued her strong run of form on grass courts, defeating Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-6(5) to advance to the third round of Wimbledon. The Mississauga native ripped 28 winners and was a perfect 5/5 on break points saved as she knocked off the 26th seed from Czechia in 1 hour and 33 minutes. The…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 3, 2024 13 former Grand Slam champions entered the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon this year. As of this writing, eight currently remain, one of them being Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, who reached the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Linda Noskova on Day 3. Andreescu,…
No 2 seed Liudmila Samsonova from Russia dashed Canada’s Bianca Andreescu’s birthday title hopes to win her first title of the season, 4-6 6-3 7-5, in the final of the Libéma Open in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, on Sunday. I’m a little bit tired, honestly. I think, where I go it always rains, I don’t know. It’s…
The 2024 Bad Homburg Open is the final WTA 500 tournament before Wimbledon, and the draw has already been released. Wimbledon is fast approaching, and in the final week of preparations, from June 23rd to 29th, the Bad Homburg Open will be played. The tournament will serve as the final preparation for many players ahead…
