Britain’s Katie Boulter landed her first WTA 500 title in San Diego on Sunday, and leaps to No 27 in the world rankings as a result. I can’t stop smiling. I’ve been wanting this my whole career and now I’ve got to move my goalposts and keep it going. Katie Boulter Boulter held off Marta…
In the all-Chinese final at the WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin, Texas, Yuan Yue beat Wang Xiyu Wang, the 6th seed, in straight sets to clinch the title, despite a late fightback from her compatriot. I feel very happy,. We both played amazing today. I think we both did really well. Yuan Yue Yuan…
Katie Boulter rallied to her second career title in San Diego. Photo credit: Lexie Wanninger/San Diego Open Katie Boulter captured the biggest championship of her career—and wrapped a winning bow around a joyous couple’s weekend—in San Diego. An assertive Boulter defeated Marta Kostyuk 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the San Diego Open final to collect her second career title….
MOVISTAR CHILE OPEN—Santiago, Chile Argentine Sebastien Baez won his second consecutive title and the sixth of his career on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, upending local favourite Alejandro Table 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. In a match that lasted two hours and 14 minutes, Baez struck five aces, won 70 percent of his first serve points and broke…
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS—Dubai, U.A.E. No. 5 seed Ugo Humbert won his second title of the season on Saturday in Dubai, U.A.E., defeating No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3. In a match that lasted one hour and 24 minutes, Humbert used his crafty serve to strike nine aces, while adding 25 winners to…
British No 1 Katie Boulter reached her first WTA 500 final by upsetting American Emma Navarro in straight sets at the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Saturday, and she will meet Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, who got past American Jessica Pegula, also in 2 tight sets, in the championship match on Sunday. Honestly, at the start…
Alex de Minaur successfully defended his Acapulco title and is the first player to remain unbeaten in successive Mexican Open tournaments since David Ferrer completed his hattrick over three years (2010-2012). More significantly perhaps, he is the first player to successfully retain his title since the event switched to hardcourts in 2014. Acapulco has been…
No. 4 Tennessee took another step toward securing its first outright SEC regular-season title since 2008 with an 81-74 win over No. 14 Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Volunteers, who won a share of the SEC title with Auburn in 2018, will head into the final week of the regular season with a one-game…
There aren’t many players with more momentum than Ugo Humbert heading into the Sunshine Double. Humbert captured his second title of the season and a third in his last seven tournaments when he beat Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday. The world No. 18 fired…
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS—Dubai, U.A.E. No. 5 seed Ugo Humbert won his second title of the season on Saturday in Dubai, U.A.E., defeating No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3. In a match that lasted one hour and 24 minutes, Humbert used his crafty serve to strike nine aces, while adding 25 winners to…
