Day 6 of the China Open The action on Day 6 of the China Open saw some surprises, but players like Aryna Sabalenka, Zheng Qinwen, and Naomi Osaka had smooth sailing. Unfortunately, Jasmine Paolini, Daria Kasatkina, and Beatriz Haddad Maia were among the early casualties at the event. Naomi Osaka Advances Former World No 1…
Emma Navarro could potentially face Qinwen Zheng at the 2024 US Open. They had a tense encounter at the Paris Olympics earlier this year. Navarro and Zheng met during the Paris Olympics, where Zheng emerged victorious. The Chinese player went on to win the gold medal, but Navarro had some words for her after their…
Aryna Sabalenka demonstrated why she is the favorite to win the women’s singles at the US Open by thrashing the Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng. Sabalenka’s level had been getting better throughout the tournament before her quarterfinal against Zheng. Her previous best match was in the fourth round against Elise Mertens. The Belarusian’s powerful hitting…
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka served notice that she has her eyes firmly fixed on lifting the US Open trophy on Saturday, after her straight sets quarter-final demolition of Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic champion, in Tuesday’s night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium. I saw him there [Roger Federer], saw him on the big screen. I…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, September 3, 2024Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA NEW YORK—A long-time rivalry erupted into rift at the Paris Olympic Games. Emma Navarro called out Zheng Qinwen following the Chinese superstar saving a match point to subdue the American 6-7(7), 7-6(4), 6-1 in Paris. More: Depleted Djokovic on What Went…
In Sunday’s night session matches, World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka eased past Elise Mertens to reach her 4th US Open quarter-final in a row, where she will meet Zheng Qinwen, the 7th seed who fought past Donna Vekic in a repeat of the Olympic Tennis Final in Paris. “I think she [Donna Vekic] performs better…
Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix Top-seed Diana Shnaider from Russia won her 3rd title on the WTA Tour this year, all on different surfaces, when she defeated Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-4 6-4, in the final of the WTA 250 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday. It was a really tough match, because I think she’s…
With the Olympic Tennis Event on the near horizon, some players have been gaining valuable clay court match practice at the WTA 250 events in Hungary and Italy this week. Every match is difficult on the level that we are playing here. Very happy that I managed to win all four matches [this week], because…
The 2024 Palermo Open will run from July 15th to 21st and the draw for the WTA 250 tournament has already been released. As one of the few clay-court tournaments after the grass-court part of the season, the Palermo Ladies Open piqued interest of some high-ranked players this year, especially those that want to fine-tune…
Coco Gauff in action against Caroline Dolehide (not pictured) on day one of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Monday July 1, 2024. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images) (July 1, 2024) No. 2 Coco Gauff waltzed into the second round of Wimbledon…
