Canada's Leylah Fernandez wins Hong Kong Open final for 3rd career WTA title
Leylah Fernandez rallied from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and win the Hong Kong Open for her first tennis title in 19 months.
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Pegula wins in Seoul for second title of season
USA’s Jessica Pegula poses with her trophy following her victory against China’s Yuan Yue in their women’s final match at the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul on October 15, 2023. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Jessica Pegula earns second Tour title with Korea Open victory
World number four Jessica Pegula earned her second WTA title of the season after winning the Hana Bank Korea Open.
Leylah Fernandez makes tennis final in Hong Kong, ending 19-month drought
Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first final in 19 months after a 6-2, 7-5 victory over fifth-seeded Anna Blinkova on Saturday at the Hong Kong Open.
Canadian breaking champion Phil Wizard laments move away from sport at 2028 Olympics
Former world champion Phil Wizard says the move to drop breaking from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles is disappointing, especially before the sport debuts at next year's Paris Games.
Children with special needs enjoy fun-filled day at the course ahead of LIV Golf Jeddah
JEDDAH: More than 30 children with special needs were treated to a day of golfing fun and excitement at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City on Thursday, on the eve of the start of LIV Golf Jeddah competition the following day.
Jabeur rides roller coaster on way to Zhengzhou last eight
SHANGHAI, China: World number seven Ons Jabeur defied a bad knee on Thursday to finally defeat Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) and reach the quarter-finals of the Zhengzhou Open. Playing with her right knee taped, the Tunisian three-time Grand Slam finalist failed to serve out the victory on three occasions and needed five match points to move past the 63rd-ranked Italian in just under two hours. A champion in Ningbo two weeks ago, Jabeur will next face eighth seed Daria Kasatkina, who beat home player Bai Zhuoxuan 6-2, 6-4. “It was a tough finish obviously, she’s a great player, such a fighter,” said the 29-year-old Jabeur. “So, I’m glad that I got to finish in two (sets). It would have been a different story if it was three sets.
Grigor Dimitrov shocks top seed Carlos Alcaraz at Shanghai Masters
Grigor Dimitrov fought back to beat top seed Carlos Alcaraz in three sets and reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday in the latest upset at the Shanghai Masters.