WTA roundup: Action underway in Zhengzhou, Seoul
Qinwen Zheng recorded her first tour-level win on home soil Monday with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Ukraine's Kateryna Volodko in the opening round of the Zhengzhou Open in China.
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Sinner powers past Alcaraz to book Beijing final with Medvedev
BEIJING :Sixth seed Jannik Sinner produced a masterclass in aggressive tennis to hand Carlos Alcaraz a 7-6(4) 6-1 defeat in the semi-final of the China Open on Tuesday to book a title clash with the in-form Daniil Medvedev.
Canada's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe reach women's doubles final at Guadalajara Open
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women's doubles final of the Guadalajara Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Mayar Sharif of Egypt and Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Friday in Zapopan, Mexico.
Canada's Fernandez ousted in quarters, Dabrowski reaches doubles semis at Guadalajara Open
Leylah Fernandez saw her best run at a WTA 1000 tournament end Thursday with a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-1 quarterfinal loss to American Sofia Kenin at the Guadalajara Open in Zapopan, Mexico.
Iga Swiatek Tops Marketa Vondrousova To Reach Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek proved to be a quick learner as she ousted Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 in a battle of Grand Slam champions at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open. Swiatek, the reigning US Open and French Open champion, said she applied the lessons from her first-set struggles in the second to sweep past Wimbledon winner Vondrousova. She had lost serve twice in the opening set as she struggled with Vondrousova's lefty game, but broke as the Czech served for the set and eventually won the tiebreaker. Swiatek dominated the second set to claim the victory in 93 minutes. "It's not easy to adjust to her spin," Swiatek said. "After the first set, I was determined to fight for every ball.
Swiatek, Gauff power to Cincinnati semi-finals
:Iga Swiatek beat Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(3) 6-1 to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals on Friday, as Coco Gauff downed Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka beat an ailing Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur 7-5 6-3.
Swiatek powers by Vondrousova to reach Cincinnati semi-finals
Iga Swiatek overcame a tricky opening set before racing to a 7-6(3) 6-1 victory over Czech 10th seed Marketa Vondrousova on Friday in a clash between the last two Grand Slam winners to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
Swiatek survives Zheng scare to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-1 6-1 on Thursday (Aug 17) and set up a Cincinnati Open quarter-final clash with Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.