Russia's Samsonova credits Wimbledon ban for red-hot form
Liudmila Samsonova said that Wimbledon's ban on Russian players had given her time to transform her game, after winning her third title in four tournaments on Sunday at the Pan Pacific Open.
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Pan Pacific Open: In-form Liudmila Samsonova beats Zheng Qinwen to claim title
The red-hot world number 30 triumphed in Washington and Cleveland in August and she produced a string of giant-killing upsets in the Japanese capital on the way to another title. Samsonova beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza and did not drop a set all week.
Chinese teen Zheng Qinwen powers into first WTA final in Tokyo
Pan Pacific Open after a battling 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Veronika Kudermetova. The 19-year-old Zheng, who knocked out top seed Paula Badosa earlier this week in Tokyo to underline her rich potential, faces Russia's Liudmila Samsonova in the final. The unseeded Zheng was ranked outside the top 150 this time last year but she has since risen to 36 and made the world sit up and take notice with a string of impressive performances.
Garbine Muguruza 'not scared' after latest exit in Tokyo
Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Friday. The number three seed lost 6-4, 6-2 to Russia's Liudmila Samsonova to continue a dismal run of results this year for the two-time Grand Slam champion. Muguruza has not managed to string together more than two wins at a tournament and fell out of the world top 10 earlier this month.
Emma Raducanu beats Moyuka Uchijima to reach second round at Korea Open in Seoul
Emma Raducanu produced a solid performance to beat Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul. The 19-year-old double-faulted on match point when 5-0 up in the second set, but still came through 6-2 6-4. Ad Raducanu will next face world No.
Top seed Paula Badosa bundled out of Tokyo by Chinese teen Zheng
World number four Badosa, who was eliminated in the round of 64 at the recent US Open, struggled to gain a foothold against 36th-ranked Zheng and joined number two seed Caroline Garcia in making an early exit from the tournament. Badosa failed to hit a single ace and lost seven straight games before ending a miserable evening in the Japanese capital by swatting a return straight into the ground on match point.
Struggling Osaka aiming to break slump as Pan Pacific Open returns
Struggling Naomi Osaka admitted Monday that she had gone through "more down than up" this year as she tries to break out of her slump at her home Pan Pacific Open this week.
Naomi Osaka admits she found it "hard" plummeting down world rankings
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has admitted she found it “hard” to plummet down the world rankings.