British No 1 Katie Boulter has impressed in Tokyo, making it to the Last 4, while the defending champion was beaten in Guangzhou. It’s the end of the year, and I’ve got nothing to lose. I’m swinging out here, having a smile on my face, and I’m just proud of myself and my team for…
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 WTA events in Japan and China complete their quarter-final line-ups on Thursday… I’m playing some good tennis. It’s a free swing for me at the end of the year, and I have nothing to lose. Katie Boulter Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open British No 1 Katie Boulter charged past Kyoka Okamura…
With the early retirement of the 2nd seed, Bianca Andreescu joins Leylah Fernandez in the WTA 500 quarter-finals in Tokyo, while Wang Xiyu survived a scare to keep her title defence in tact in Guangzhou. I’ve found myself in a similar situation countless times, and it’s truly the worst feeling imaginable. I genuinely wish her…
Play continues in Tokyo and Guangzhou on Day 2 of this week’s WTA 500 and WTA 250 events… Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Britain’s 15-year old Mika Stojsavljevic was denied her first WTA Tour win after an agonising 6-4 6-7(9) 7-6(6) loss to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the 1st-round of the Pan…
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…
Getty Images No one has had a more ridiculous run to an ATP title this season than Arthur Fils at the Japan Open. Even prior to Tuesday’s roller-coaster final against fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert, it had been an energy-sapping week for Fils. The 20-year-old upset No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz in three sets to kick…
US Open breakout star Jack Draper won’t be in Shanghai for the upcoming ATP Masters 1000 event due to an injury sustained during his recent run at the Japan Open. Unfortunately, Draper has extensive experience missing events, as the British player has missed many so far in his career. Despite being one of the most…
Holger Rune delivers a show whenever he’s on the court, and he gave the crowd in Tokyo the show they wanted, destroying his racket during his semi-final match against Arthur Fils. The young Dane was facing Fils in the 2024 Japan Open semi-final, and it was an intense match. Both of these players had played…
