Professional Tennis
Entering Thursday, there were four spots still available in the WTA Finals in Singapore. Those spots have since been filled, as Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic all qualified for the WTA’s crown jewel event because of Angelque Kerber and Ekaterina Makarova’s early exits at the China Open. Kerber and Makarova needed…
Simona Halep made her way into the China Open quarterfinals with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(1) over Germany’s Andrea Petkovic. The second-seeded Romanian held a 4-0 advantage in the third-set and looked as if she was on her way to an easy victory. However, Petkovic fought her way back with a couple of break points to…
Rafael Nadal is slowly working his way back into form in Beijing this week. The Spaniard is playing in his first tournament in 13 weeks as he prepares for the ATP World Tour Finals and finds himself in the China Open quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk on Thursday. “In general,…
Li Na has been named an Official Ambassador of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore presented by SC Global, the WTA announced. The recently retired two-time Grand Slam champion is the highest ranked player ever from Asia, and has quickly become a legend in her home country of China. “We are excited to announce…
Novak Djokovic defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday, extending his perfect record to 21-0 at the China Open. The top-seeded Serb is searching for his fifth title at the Beijing tournament, which would also secure him as the end of the year world number one. “You work all your life and you dream…
A sloppy second set did in Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday, as the 2014 U.S. Open runner up fell to Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6(9) in the China Open’s second-round. The sixth-seeded Dane fumbled away five set points in the second frame and hit three double-faults in the tiebreaker to allow Stosur to wrap up the straight…
Rafael Nadal began his comeback Tuesday in Beijing at the China Open, notching a 6-4, 6-0 win over Richard Gasquet. Nadal, seeded second in Beijing, was playing in his first match in over three months after nursing a right wrist injury. Nadal has enjoyed great success in Beijing, having won the ATP World Tour 500…
Serena Williams did not get off to the start she wanted in the China Open’s first-round on Monday, but rallied to defeat Spain’s Silvia Soler-Espinosa 7-5, 6-2 to advance. Playing in her first match since withdrawing at the Wuhan Open last week, the top-ranked Serena dropped the match’s first five games. She was broken three…
Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard met in the Wuhan Open on Saturday in a rematch of this year’s Wimbledon final, and the result was the same as Kvitova captured the inaugural Wuhan Open title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. The third-seeded Czech picked up her third title of the year with the win and qualified…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray captured the Shenzhen Open title on Sunday, coming back from a set down to defeat Spain’s Tommy Robredo, 5-7, 7-6(9), 6-1. Murray was in real danger of losing the match as he dropped the opening set and was behind in the second. The Scot was forced to save five match points,…