In-form Samsonova surges into Tokyo final
Russia's giant-killing Liudmila Samsonova powered into the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 win over China's Zhang Shuai.
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Russia's giant-killing Liudmila Samsonova powered into the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 win over China's Zhang Shuai.
Naomi Osaka's title defence at her home Pan Pacific Open ended on Thursday when the former world number one withdrew ahead of her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia due to abdominal pain.
Iga Swiatek's victory in the US Open saw her extend her lead at the top of the WTA rankings Monday while beaten finalist Ons Jabeur moved up to second.
Ons Jabeur ousted Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets, becoming the first African woman to reach the US Open semi-finals in the open era. The Tunisian clinched her place in the last four of the Grand Slam with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Serena Williams' victor Tomljanovic. Ad Jabeur was the first to break as she moved 3-1 clear of Tomljanovic.
NEW YORK: I am through to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time in my career and I did it thanks to a tough win over Veronika Kudermetova at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday night.
Ons Jabeur has reached her first US Open quarter-final where the world No 5 will take on unseeded Australian Ajla Tomljanovic on Tuesday.
There was a parity to Ons Jabeur and Ajla Tomljanovic’s displays at the US Open at Sunday night, and now the pair will face off for a place in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows. Both Jabeur and Tomljanovic won first-set tie-breaks before enjoying more comfortable second sets in their respective fourth-round victories. Ad Jabeur, the first African to reach the last eight in New York since South Africa’s Amanda Coetzer in 1998, beat No.
NEW YORK : Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur dug herself out of a hole in the first set to defeat Russian Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(1) 6-4 to book her spot in the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time.