Americans Shelton, Korda fail to reach finals at Australian Open tune-up events
ADELAIDE : Americans Ben Shelton and Sebastian Korda crashed to defeats by lower-ranked opponents on Friday in the semi-finals of Australian Open warm-up tournaments.
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WTA roundup: Top seed Elena Rybakina out in Adelaide
Unseeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia bounced No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Adelaide International semifinals in Australia.
Ostapenko marches into Adelaide semi-finals
ADELAIDE : Former world number five Jelena Ostapenko continued to build momentum ahead of the Australian Open by reaching the Adelaide International semi-finals with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday.
Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide
World number three Elena Rybakina and fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula ground out wins at the Adelaide International on Wednesday to book their spots in the quarter-finals. Coming off the back of crushing Aryna Sabalenka to lift the Brisbane International title on Sunday, top seed Rybakina had to battle hard to get past Spain's Cristina Busca 6-3, 7-5. The Russian-born Kazakh, aiming for a deep run at the upcoming Australian Open, will face either Veronika Kudermetova or Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the semi-finals.
Elena Rybakina returns as Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open confirms complete line-up
Elena Rybakina will be the highest-ranked player at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open next month after organisers on Tuesday released the complete line-up for the WTA 500 tournament.
WTA roundup: Laura Siegemund pulls upset in Adelaide
German Laura Siegemund recorded a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 win over seventh-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova on Tuesday to advance to the second round at the Adelaide International in Australia.
Dominant Gauff makes Auckland semis, Sabalenka advances in Brisbane
BRISBANE: Coco Gauff swept aside Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday (Jan 5) as the US Open champion continued her impressive buildup to the first Grand Slam of the year at Melbourne Park.
Dominant Gauff sweeps aside Gracheva to make Auckland semis
BRISBANE : Coco Gauff swept aside Varvara Gracheva 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Friday as the U.S. Open champion continued her impressive buildup to the first Grand Slam of the year at Melbourne Park.