WTA roundup: Lucky loser Qinwen Zheng advances in San Diego
China's Qinwen Zheng took advantage of a last-minute entry into the San Diego Open to advance to the second round on Tuesday.
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Barbora Krejcikova Stuns Iga Swiatek To Claim Ostrava Title
Barbora Krejcikova clinched a second successive WTA title with a stunning come-from-behind victory over world number one Iga Swiatek in the Ostrava final on Sunday. The world number 23 triumphed 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to add the Czech trophy to her victory in Tallinn last weekend. Krejcikova's success snapped French and US Open champion Swiatek's 10-final win streak and gave the 26-year-old Czech a fifth career singles title. Swiatek, who had racked up her 60th win of the season on Saturday, went into Sunday's final having won both her previous meetings with Krejcikova.
Fritz breaks American ATP top 10 drought
Taylor Fritz has become the first American in almost five years to be ranked in the ATP men's top 10 due to his win in the Japan Open.
‘I’m more stress-free’ – Coco Gauff reveals how Twitch helped improve her tennis since the French Open
Coco Gauff believes a more relaxed approach, including her interests in Twitch and Youtube, has improved her tennis this year. Gauff has reached a career-high of world No. 8 following her run to the quarter-finals at the US Open and revealed she has changed her mindset and lifestyle since the French Open, where she was runner-up to Iga Swiatek.
Iga Swiatek: How many titles has the world number one won?
One thing fans aren’t used to seeing is Iga Świątek lose in a tennis final.
Can soaring Liudmila Samsonova 'do an Anett Kontaveit' and qualify for WTA Finals in Forth Worth?
What is it about this time of year on the WTA Tour? In 2021 it was Anett Kontaveit going on a tear to secure an unlikely-looking place at the season-ending WTA Finals. In 2022 it’s Liudmila Samsonova who is rapidly surging upwards. Ad Samsonova won the Japan Open without dropping a set a fortnight ago to lift her third title in two months.
Krejcikova stuns world No 1 Swiatek to claim Ostrava title
Barbora Krejcikova clinched a second successive WTA title with a stunning come-from-behind victory over world number one Iga Swiatek in the Ostrava final on Sunday.
Iga Świątek donates Ostrava Open prize money to mental health charities
Iga Świątek will donate her runners-up prize money from the Ostrava Open to mental health charities in Poland.