[ad_1] Tuesday saw the completion of 1st-round matches in Hua Hin, and the departure of top-seeded Dayana Yastremska after the Ukrainian fell to Japan’s Mai Hontama, 7-6(4) 7-5, leaving Katerina Siniakova, the No 2 seed from Czech Republic as favourite for the WTA 250 Thailand Open 2 title. Hontama saved 4 set points trailing 5-4…
[ad_1] As Coco Gauff opened her grass court campaign with a win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Thursday, Marketa Vondrousova slipped on the grass against Anna Kalinskaya and was forced to retire injured, putting her title defense at Wimbledon in jeopardy. Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and Jessica Pegula all…
[ad_1] Dan Evans, the British No.2, defeated fifth seed Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Los Cabos Open (Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo) in Mexico but his countryman, Jack Draper, fell to Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 who goes on to face Evans in the next…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez was unable to recreate her magic from Doha the previous week at the second of back-to-back WTA 1000s in the Middle East, losing to Jasmine Paolini in straight sets in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Canadian struggled to pull away despite striking first in both…
[ad_1] Two Grand Slam champions feature in a quality field at the hardcourt Hobart International 2024 tournament this week, but only one has made it into round 2, and that is Sofia Kenin, who won the Australian Open in 2020, while Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open winner, was edged out by a qualifier. It’s…
