Czech teen Fruhvirtova downs Vondrousova to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE : Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova marched into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a battling 7-5 2-6 6-3 victory over compatriot Marketa Vondrousova.
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Australian Open 2023: order of play on Saturday
MELBOURNE : Order of play on the main showcourts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Donna Vekic suffers mid-air helicopter scare on way to Guadalajara and says she was 'freaking out'
Donna Vekic has revealed that she was “freaking out” over a mid-air helicopter scare during her trip to the final WTA 1000 tournament of the season in Guadalajara. Vekic made the San Diego Open final on Sunday and travelled down the coast to Guadalajara on Monday. Ad She beat Laura Pigossi in her opening match on Tuesday and revealed afterwards that part of her journey to the tournament was not smooth sailing.
Tennis-Vekic suffers mid-air fright ahead of Guadalajara victory
(Reuters) - Croatian Donna Vekic said she was 'freaking out' after the door of the helicopter she was travelling in to the Guadalajara Open in Mexico opened mid-flight.
Donna Vekic suffers mid-air fright ahead of Guadalajara victory
The 26-year-old, runner-up in San Diego last week, arrived safely and made light work of her first-round opponent Laura Pigossi but her pre-match routine was hardly ideal. "It was great, except the door opened mid-flight," Vekic told reporters. "It was actually my fault because when we were sitting at the beginning, it was so hot, so I opened the door a little bit to have some air. I guess I didn't close it properly.
Maria Sakkari, Daria Kasatkina keep WTA Finals hopes alive in Guadalajara, 13 players still in contention
Maria Sakkari and Daria Kasatkina both kept their hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals alive by reaching the last 16 in Guadalajara. World No. 6 Sakkari beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-4 to temporarily move into the last qualifying spot above Veronika Kudermetova, who plays her first match of the tournament against Donna Vekic on Wednesday.
Tennis-Rybakina beats Pliskova in Guadalajara
(Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina kept her hopes of making the WTA Finals alive with a 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the Guadalajara Open on Tuesday.
Iga Swiatek extends lead at top of WTA rankings
San Diego Open at the weekend. The Pole beat Croatia's Donna Vekic in Sunday's final despite losing the second set to record her 64th match victory of 2022. Paula Badosa fell four places from fourth to eighth after the Spanish player lost to Danielle Collins in the quarter-finals in San Diego.