Alexandrova advances to Monterrey Open final after Bouzkova retires
MONTERREY, Mexico, :Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova secured her place in the Monterrey Open final on Saturday after Czech Marie Bouzkova retired mid-match due to injury.
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Rain delays play havoc with Monterrey Open schedule
Heavy rain brought a stop-start evening session to a premature end at the Monterrey Open on Friday, with Russian second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova’s semifinal against Czech Marie Bouzkova being moved to Saturday. The match was tied at two games apiece in the first set when rains disrupted play, with the delay lasting several hours before the contest was rescheduled. The semifinal will begin at 11:30 am (1830 GMT) on Saturday, with the final to be played later in the evening. The delay is far from ideal for Alexandrova and Bouzkova, who are both scheduled to compete in the first round of the US Open, which begins on Sunday. The winner of the semifinal clash between the two will face Diana Shnaider in the final, after the Russian third seed claimed a 6-3 7-6(8) win over Alycia Parks of the United States. After coasting through the first set, Shnaider was put under some pressure early in the second and was forced to save two break points before going on to edge a tight tiebreaker and reach her first final of the year. World number 12 Shnaider is unbeaten in her last four finals on the WTA Tour, claiming titles in Hong Kong, Budapest, Bad Homburg and Hua Hin last year.
Alexandrova knocks out defending champ Noskova to reach Monterrey semis
MONTERREY, Mexico :Russian second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova beat defending champion Linda Noskova 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 at the Monterrey Open on Thursday to secure her place in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open tune-up event.
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko's wild ride leads to tonight's semifinal showdown at National Bank Open
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Top seed Gauff rallies to reach WTA Montreal fourth round
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Osaka reaches NBO 4th round with straight-sets win over Ostapenko
Japan's Naomi Osaka is moving on to the National Bank Open's fourth round after a 6-2, 6-4 win over 22nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday.
Canada's Stakusic bows out of NBO with opening-round loss to Cristian
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Aryna Sabalenka urges Alexander Zverev to open up about mental health - ESPN
Aryna Sabalenka advised Alexander Zverev to address his mental health before such issues «destroy» him, with the world No. 1 pointing to herself as an example of a player who benefited from speaking with a therapist and her family.