Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history after beating Casper Ruud on Friday. The 20-year-old Spaniard dropped the first set and then rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. It was the fourth straight ATP Masters 1000 match in which Jodar had come back from losing the opening set. Jodar Breaks Ruud …
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Leylah Fernandez of Canada was eliminated from the Wuhan Open on Thursday, losing 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. Ostapenko dominated the first set and won the opening game of the second. Fernandez then won six straight games to get back into the match. Ostapenko regained control with a break in a nine-minute game …
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Sonay Kartal has reached the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open, a WTA 1000 event, in just her third tournament back from injury. The Briton beat fifth seed Elina Svitolina 6-2 2-6 6-4 and will face former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday for a place in Sunday’s final. Speaking on court, Kartal said: “Despite …
WUHAN — Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the doubles semifinals of the Wuhan Open on Friday with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel. The top seeds committed 22 unforced errors and faced nine break points in the match. They saved seven …
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The ATP Tour is proposing rule changes that it says will “reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season.” The proposals come as stars such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have missed long stretches this year due to injury. Alcaraz sat out 4 1/2 months and missed two …
Daniil Medvedev is back in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the latest chapter of their combustible rivalry. The fifth-seeded Medvedev won 6-4, 7-5 and became only the fourth player, after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, to reach the last eight of the tournament in three straight years. There was …
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Britain’s Sonay Kartal continued her impressive comeback from long-term injury with a comfortable win over former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals. Kartal, 24, is playing only her third tournament since missing more than six months with a stress fracture in her back, yet she has won five of her seven …
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The Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed from October to December because of continued unrest in the Middle East and the recent bombing of the international airport in the Saudi capital. The tournament, now in its third edition, was originally scheduled for October 21-24 and has been moved to December 27-30. …
Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the Wuhan Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over China’s Shi Han on Wednesday. Shi, who opened the tournament with an upset of 13th seed Alexandra Eala, hit 23 unforced errors, 10 more than Fernandez. She converted just one of eight break-point chances. Fernandez struggled on serve …
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French tennis player Gael Monfils has entered retirement earlier than expected. The 40-year-old had planned to retire at the end of the season, but the sport’s drug-testing organization now lists him among players who have declared themselves retired, with his career officially over from Oct. 5. The former No. 6-ranked player had received a wild …