Swiatek sets up US Open final rematch with Jabeur in Stuttgart
STUTTGART: World No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek set up a US Open final rematch with Ons Jabeur when she battled into the Stuttgart last four on Friday.
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Iga Swiatek advances to Stuttgart quarterfinals, Coco Gauff out
STUTTGART: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek returned from a rib injury with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Zheng Qinwen to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday as Coco Gauff suffered an upset loss to Anastasia Potapova.
Great Britain miss out on Billie Jean King Cup Finals spot as Caroline Garcia and France claim victory
Great Britain's chances of qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals are over after Harriet Dart's loss to Caroline Garcia in their decisive best-of-five qualifier. Dart, who was the highest-ranked British player in the absence of Emma Raducanu, was beaten 6-1 6-7(10) 6-1 by Garcia, which gave France an insurmountable 3-0 lead. Ad As a consequence of this elimination, Britain must now compete in a play-off to secure a spot in the 2024 qualifiers.
Kazakhstan through to Billie Jean King Cup finals, France ease past Britain
Kazakhstan advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup finals for the second time after defeating Poland 3-1 in their qualifier on Saturday while France brushed aside last year's semi-finalists Britain.
UPSET ALERT! World No 2 suffers shock defeat in Miami Open quarter-finals
World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock straight sets Miami Open quarter-final loss to resurgent Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who reached her first WTA 1000 semi-final in a decade.
Cirstea upsets Sabalenka to reach Miami Open semifinals; night matches rained out
Sorana Cirstea advanced to her first semifinal of a WTA 1000 event in a decade, beating Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday.
World No. 2 Sabalenka knocked out of Miami Open by 74th-ranked Cirstea
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida: Sorana Cirstea advanced to her first semifinal of a WTA 1000 event in a decade, beating Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Cirstea beat the highest-ranked opponent of her career by knocking off the second-ranked Sabalenka. Cirstea previously defeated No. 4 Caroline Garcia this month at Indian Wells and topped Garcia again in the second round at Miami. “I think I’m a bit speechless,” Cirstea said. “I came out knowing that it’s going to be a really tough match. Aryna hits so hard, so I knew I had to hold my ground, and I’m very, very happy with my performance today.” The 74th-ranked Romanian, who has two career singles titles, will face either Petra Kvitova and Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinals. The Kvitova-Alexandrova match had been scheduled for Wednesday night but was postponed to Thursday because of rain; also postponed was the men’s match between top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and No. 10 Taylor Fritz.
Miami Open 2023: Bianca Andreescu marches on with win over Sofia Kenin, Belinda Bencic becomes latest big name to fall
Bianca Andreescu defeated fellow former Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-4 to continue her Miami Open run and set up a last-16 clash with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat Belinda Bencic as another big name fell. Ninth seed Bencic might have fancied her chances of claiming her third title of the year after seeing several big names go out in the early rounds, including Ons Jabeur, Caroline Garcia, Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari.