Zheng secured her third career title and first hard-court victory of the season with this win, taking an hour and 52 minutes to overcome 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in their first meeting.
The 21-year-old Raducanu emphasized her unique approach, saying, "I always do things a little bit differently," in an interview with BBC Sport. Despite reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon, she opted to skip the Olympics and has played only one tournament in the past six weeks. She explained her choices, noting, "I really wanted to play in Toronto, especially since I was born there, but the turnaround was too tight for qualifying."
Melbourne: Top-ranked Ash Barty has advanced to the Adelaide International WTA womens singles semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin while Rafael Nadal advanced via a walkover in tune-up tournaments ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam event. Barty used her usual backhand slice and powerful forehand drive but […]
The 2019 champion trailed 6-1, 2-2 when she signaled that she couldn't continue against Polish rival Magda Linette on Court Philippe Chatrier. "It's heartbreaking," Barty said.
The 19-year-old ensured her place in history as Poland's first major singles champion on Saturday, becoming the ninth woman in 14 tournaments to secure her maiden Slam title
Kenin is into her second Grand Slam final of 2020 after thrashing Petra Kvitova, 6-4, 7-5.
Whereas, Swiatek has booked her first Grand Slam final place after defeating Nadia Podoroska, 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals.
The unseeded 19-year-old Swiatek beat Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska 6-2, 6-1 to become the lowest-ranked women's finalist at Roland Garros since the WTA computer rankings began in 1975
Czech seventh seed Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, will face either Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin or Danielle Collins for a place in Saturday's final
Kenin, who defeated Serena Williams in the fourth round last year, will face either France's Fiona Ferro or another Romanian, Patricia Maria Tig for a place in the quarterfinals
Paris: Once Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got going, she kept going — right into the third round of the French Open. The fourth-seeded American started slowly Thursday under a closed roof on Court Philippe Chatrier before pulling out a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ana Bogdan. She also nearly stumbled at the end, too. […]
