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WUHAN – World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka snapped No. 4 Coco Gauff's nine-game winning streak and remains perfect at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open. In a battle between the last two US Open champions, Sabalenka defeated the American 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 after a set and a loss in the semifinals to reach her third […]

By John Fenwick

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

Friday's quarterfinals at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open offer a little bit of everything. First of all, four of the top five seeds are through. It starts with No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, seeking her fourth title of the year – and her third in her last four events. There's the hot Popcorn Night […]

By John Fenwick

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

The star-studded NSW attack will pose a tougher test for Victoria, who have named Glenn Maxwell for a return with the red ball Victoria vs Tasmania | Sheffield shield | Day 4 Victoria has turned her attention to the looming blockbuster Sheffield Shield game at the MCG next week after her opening game against Tasmania […]

By John Fenwick

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

Coco Gauff struggled a bit on the way to the China Open final. She has a brand new coaching staff and has been working on a few things. In her mind, Gauff was playing practice games. Unsurprisingly, she lost the opening set in the fourth round, quarterfinals and semifinals. This is when their competitive intensity […]

By John Fenwick

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Nothing final happens in the opening sentence, as Coco Gauff likes to say. Beijing: Results | Order of play | Pulls “I always grew up with the philosophy that the second set is the most important set,” Gauff told reporters at the China Open on Saturday. “Either you win the match with this set or […]

By John Fenwick

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

BEIJING – World No. 6 Coco Gauff defeated No. 19 Paula Badosa after a set and a loss in the semifinals of the China Open on Saturday. The 20-year-old American trailed 6-4, 4-2 before coming back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 and advance to Sunday's final. Beijing: Results | Order of play | Pulls To […]

By John Fenwick

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

In a tournament full of surprises, Thursday's two China Open quarterfinals returned to norm, with heavily favored players defeating opponents from outside the PIF WTA Rankings Top 100. On Friday, disturbing and unexpected events occurred again in Beijing. Beijing: Results | Order of play | Pulls Karolina Muchova ended Aryna Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak in […]

By John Fenwick

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

BEIJING – No. 4 seed Coco Gauff secured a return to the second straight China Open semifinals by rallying from a set down to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Thursday defeated. Beijing is the third WTA 1000 semifinal of the year for the 20-year-old American and the first […]

By John Fenwick

October 5, 2024October 5, 2024

BEIJING – World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka reached her 10th consecutive Hologic WTA Tour quarterfinal on Wednesday after defeating 18th-seeded Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the China Open. Beijing: Results | Order of play | Pulls Reigning US Open champion Sabalenka has not lost since the quarterfinals in Toronto in […]

By John Fenwick

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

Six weeks ago in Cincinnati, Naomi Osaka lost in the second qualifying round. Afterward, she sat in the locker room “completely devastated” when Taylor Townsend hugged her. “I started sobbing,” Osaka said, “and I think she was feeling really bad. I've been thinking about this moment here. It's funny that if you keep working you'll […]

By John Fenwick

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024