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Top-ranked Elena Rybakina avoided a major upset as she was pushed to a deciding set by qualifier Katarzyna Kawa in the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open on Friday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez moved closer to her second WTA title of the season with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in quarterfinal action Friday at the Ningbo Open.
Top-ranked Elena Rybakina advanced to the Ningbo Open quarterfinals after Polina Kudermetova retired with a mid-match injury when trailing 5-0 on Thursday.
Bianca Andreescu, Kayla Cross, Gabriela Dabrowski and Ariana Arseneault will represent Canada at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup playoffs in Brazil.
Karolina Muchova secured the last spot at the season-ending WTA Finals after Marta Kostyuk retired from her second-round match at the Ningbo Open on Wednesday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez battled past Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open.
Elina Svitolina announced Monday the end of her marriage with fellow tennis player Gael Monfils.
Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani captured the women’s doubles title Sunday at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament.
French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska of Poland clinched the first title of her career in her breakthrough year, beating unseeded British player Sonay Kartal 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win the Wuhan Open on Sunday.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina rallied from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, securing his third title of the year and biggest yet of his career.
Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani defeated American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-1 in women’s doubles semifinal play Saturday at the Wuhan Open.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset future No. 1 Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday.
British player Sonay Kartal continued her fine run by beating former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) to reach the Wuhan Open final on Saturday.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the doubles semifinals of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel on Friday.
Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina is out of the Wuhan Open after losing 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal in the quarterfinals Friday.
Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history after advancing with victory against Casper Ruud on Friday.
With tennis stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner missing long stretches this year due to injury, the ATP Tour is proposing rule changes it says will “reduce the pressure to overplay and help players manage the demands of the season.”
Fernandez eliminated from Wuhan Open with third-round loss to Ostapenko
Top-ranked Alexander Zverev said he felt good on-court after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 at the Shanghai Masters on Thursday.
Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina broke Guo Hanyu’s serve in the opening and final games of the match and beat the Chinese wild-card entry 6-1, 6-4 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Wuhan Open.
French tennis player Gael Monfils has entered retirement, a move that came a bit earlier than what was expected.
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