Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
World number one Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 25 matches by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
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World number one Iga Swiatek through to last eight in Rome
Defending champion Iga Swiatek recovered from a poor start to defeat Victoria Azarenka and reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome.
Canada's Andreescu advances to third round in Rome with win over Parrizas-Diaz
ROME — Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz on Wednesday.
Simona Halep knocks out Paula Badosa in Madrid, Ons Jabeur downs Varvara Gracheva
Simona Halep powered past world number two Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday while Tunisia's Ons Jabeur overcame a second-set wobble to topple Varvara Gracheva 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. Halep, unseeded in the Spanish capital, was aggressive from the outset as she broke Badosa three times to clinch the opening set and took that momentum into the second, racing to a 3-0 lead before Badosa called the trainer for a shoulder problem.
Halep knocks out Badosa in Madrid, Jabeur downs Gracheva
Twice major winner Simona Halep powered past world number two Paula Badosa 6-3 6-1 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Saturday while Tunisia's Ons Jabeur overcame a second-set wobble to topple Varvara Gracheva 7-5 0-6 6-4.
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu to meet Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart
British teenager Emma Raducanu used three sets to down Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 on Thursday in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Stuttgart, Germany.
Raducanu explota: "Es injusto, dedico 12 horas al tenis..."
Después de su precoz éxito en el US Open de 2021, las cosas no están siendo sencillas para Emma Raducanu, 13ª en el ranking mundial. El prodigio de 19 años, desde entonces, ha caído a la primera de tres torneos y a la segunda de otros dos. Los tópicos, aunque reduccionistas, casi siempre esconden su parte de razón y a la británica, que llegó con grandísima celeridad a la élite, le está costando mucho mantenerse. Miami es el último ejemplo. En la presente edición, la segunda ronda ha sido su tope. Después de un trabajado encuentro frente a la croata Petra Martic (58ª, 31 años), mismo resultado: Una tendencia que se está asentando y que, dado su gran poder mediático, le está pasando factura en la esfera pública.
Emma Raducanu pays Rafael Nadal tribute as early exit struggles continue at Miami Open
Emma Raducanu paid a subtle tribute to Rafael Nadal after her Miami Open loss, while the Spaniard is currently sidelined with a rib injury. The 19-year-old continued her string of early exits for the season as she crashed out to Katerina Siniakova in three sets on Thursday.