Kasatkina thankful Russian players still able to compete
Daria Kasatkina said she is thankful that Russian tennis players are still able to compete in international tournaments while other sports have banned them due to the war in Ukraine.
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Daria Kasatkina said she is thankful that Russian tennis players are still able to compete in international tournaments while other sports have banned them due to the war in Ukraine.
On a warm, breezy afternoon in Madrid, the third round of the women's singles wrapped up with most of the big names advancing unscathed. The day opened with Martina Trevisan, the No. 18 seed, advancing to the round of 16 after defeating American Alycia Parks 7-6(3) 6-1.
STUTTGART, Germany: Jelena Ostapenko swept past Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-1 at the indoor clay Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday for the British player’s second consecutive first-round loss.
MONACO: For the third year in a row, Novak Djokovic has been knocked out early at the Monte Carlo Masters.
MONTE CARLO: Daniil Medvedev cruised through his first match of the year on clay Wednesday, defeating Italian wild card Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-2 at the Monte Carlo Masters to set up a meeting with Alexander Zverev.
MARRAKESH, Morocco: Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena won a three-hour final against Frenchman Alexandre Muller in Marrakesh on Sunday to claim his second ATP title.
CHARLESTON, S.C.: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur won the championship rematch with Belinda Bencic at the Charleston Open on Sunday 7-6 (6), 6-4 for her third career WTA title. Jabeur, seeded second in the season’s first clay-court event, defeated the fourth-seeded Bencic of Switzerland, who had won the event title a year ago in three sets and started strongly in seeking a second straight trophy. Jabeur turned things around while trailing 5-3 in the opening set, a rally that included a between-the-legs return and saving two set points to win the tiebreak.
Ons Jabeur reached her first WTA Tour title of the season on Saturday after edging Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 7-5 in a rain-delayed semi-final at the Charleston Open.