Japan rallies to beat Romania, reach quarterfinals of Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Japan reached the quarterfinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the first time since 2013 after rallying to defeat Romania 2-1 on Thursday in Malaga, Spain.
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Canada's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe ousted in Pan Pacific Open women's doubles semis
Top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand fell just short of a women's doubles final appearance at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.
WTA roundup: Canadian teen upsets top seed in Guadalajara
Top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia squandered four match points and lost 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) to Marina Stakusic in the round of 16 at the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico on Thursday.
WTA roundup: Caroline Garcia reaches Guadalajara quarterfinals
French No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia got past Japan's Ena Shibahara 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron in Mexico.
WTA roundup: Elise Mertens avoids day of upsets in Tunisia
Top seed Elise Mertens cruised to victory, but fourth-seeded Nadia Podoroska and fifth-seeded Jacqueline Cristian were not as fortunate in the first round of the Jasmin Open Tunisia on Tuesday in Monastir, Tunisia.
De Minaur plays down expectations ahead of Evans test
The U.S. Open's third round continues on Saturday as the world's top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York.
Iga Swiatek Advances To US Open Third Round
A mental reset helped world number one Iga Swiatek charge into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-1 rout of 217th-ranked Ena Shibahara. Swiatek had looked shaky at times in her first-round victory over lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova, but the Polish star, aiming to add a second US Open title to her stash of four French Opens, dominated Japan's Shibahara, who was in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time.
Alcaraz stunned in US Open second round while Sinner, Swiatek move on
NEW YORK : Former champion Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out of the U.S. Open in a stunning straight-sets defeat by world number 74 Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday, while top seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek moved on to the third round with little fuss.