Paula Badosa returned to the tennis courts at the 2024 Ningbo Open, but she needed a comeback to win her first match at the WTA 500 event. The Spanish player’s past few weeks have been very interesting, both in positive and negative ways. After reaching the US Open quarter-finals, she continued her good form also…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 7, 2024 Coco Gauff reminded all the doubters of her vast potential last week in Beijing, winning her eighth career title, and second at the WTA 1000 level, by defeating Karolina Muchova in straight sets. For Gauff, the competitive juices just seem to guide her through these types…
Coco Gauff produced one of her finest performances of the season to beat Karolina Muchova in straight sets to win the WTA 1000 China Open on Sunday. I want to say congratulations to you, Karolina. It’s great to see you back on tour. You’re such an amazing player. Hopefully we play many more finals. I…
The final of the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing will see Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova compete in Sunday’s trophy match after successfully winning their respective semi-finals against Paula Badosa and Zheng Qinwen. We played a year ago, so we are different players today and tomorrow. I’ll just try to play my best and…
Karolina Muchova upset Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals of the China Open, securing a spot in the semi-finals against Zheng Qinwen. Muchova reflected on her improvements and fitness challenges throughout the year. The unseeded Czech player defeated the top-seeded Sabalenka in a thrilling match that lasted nearly three hours, ultimately breaking Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 3, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner‘s otherworldly tennis rivalry has been likened to ‘ping pong’ by many a pundit. This week at the China Open, Olympic men’s singles silver medalist Alcaraz, who claimed the singles title in Beijing, got to meet the real table tennis pros….
Thursday saw Paula Badosa stop Zhang Shuai’s fairytale run in front of a raucous home crowd to reach the China Open semi-finals, where she will meet Coco Gauff, who needed 3 sets to get past qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva. Badosa, the No 15 seed from Spain, survived a stern second-set test from Zhang, the Chinese wild-card…
Getty Images As usual, the Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz matchup did not disappoint. In their 10th meeting and first ATP 500 final, Alcaraz outlasted Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) to capture the China Open title on Wednesday night. The Spaniard came back from a set down, from two break points down at 3-4 in the…
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka eased past Madison Keys to reach the China Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, and has yet to drop a set at the WTA 1000 in Beijing, while her next opponent, Karolina Muchova made light work of Cristina Bucsa. Sabalenka, the World No 2 from Belarus, advanced to her 10th consecutive Hologic WTA Tour…
The Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner rivalry never fails to deliver. In their 10th encounter and first final above the ATP 250 level, Alcaraz defeated Sinner 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) after three hours and 21 minutes to win the China Open title on Wednesday. The No. 2 seed came back from a set down and from…
