Osaka knocked out of Italian Open
ROME: Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) as her struggles for form at the top level continued.
ROME: Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) as her struggles for form at the top level continued.
ROME: No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek needed just 52 minutes to advance to the third round at the Italian Open, topping home-country favorite Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday in Rome.
MADRID: Defending champion Iga Swiatek reached her fifth WTA 1000 quarter-final of the season with a 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 victory over 13th-seeded Diana Shnaider at the Madrid Open on Tuesday.
MIAMI GARDEN: Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala’s remarkable run at the Miami Open came to a brave end with a three-set loss to Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals on Thursday.
INDIAN WELLS: Carlos Alcaraz moved closer to a rare Indian Wells “three-peat” as he breezed past an exhausted Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Madison Keys tallied a 15th straight victory by beating Donna Vekic 4-6 7-6(7) 6-3.
INDIAN WELLS, United States: World number one Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-2 to lead a string of top women’s seeds into the last 16 at Indian Wells on Monday.
MELBOURNE: Iga Swiatek was left to rue squandering a match point on Thursday but said “brave” Madison Keys deserved to be in the Australian Open final.
PARIS: French Open champion Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of the women’s game with her victory at Roland Garros, reinforcing her position as world No.1 when the WTA released its new rankings on Monday.
PARIS: World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka stormed back to defeat close friend Paula Badosa and reach the French Open last 16 today as Novak Djokovic took aim at equalling Roger Federer’s record for Grand Slam match wins.