London, July 8 (IANS) Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk continued her impressive run at Wimbledon, brushing aside Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 on Centre Court on Wednesday to reach her maiden Wimbledon semifinal and second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.The 12th seed took just one hour and nine minutes to defeat last year’s runner-up. This win brings her impressive record to 21 victories in her last 22 matches on the WTA Tour. It also follows her semifinal finish at the 2026 French Open, showing her…
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London, July 8 (IANS) Linda Noskova of Czechia reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, securing her place in the last four stage of Wimbledon 2026 by beating Elise Mertens 6-3, 7-5 on No.1 Court at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Wednesday.The Czech No.9 seed broke the Belgian once in each set and showed big-match maturity beyond her 21 years. Noskova had reached the fourth round at Wimbledon last year and is the youngest semifinalist at the All-England Club since Jelena Ostapenko …
London, July 4 (IANS) Elise Mertens toppled former champion Elena Rybakina in straight sets, while Marta Kostyuk surged past Emma Navarro to book a maiden place in the fourth round at the All England Club.On a day of shifting momentum and growing belief, Mertens produced one of the standout performances of the tournament to defeat the second seed Elena Rybakina 7-6(4), 6-1.The Belgian repeatedly forced Rybakina onto the defensive in a fiercely contested opening set. Twice Mertens earned a break …
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Jasmine Paolini’s title defence at the Italian Open 2026 came to a dramatic end on Saturday after Belgium’s Elise Mertens saved three match points to secure a battling 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 victory and advance to the fourth round in Rome.In another major result from the women’s draw, former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko finally overcame Zheng Qinwen after three previous defeats, rallying from a set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and continue her strong run in the Italian c…
Rome, May 7 (IANS) Defending champion Jasmine Paolini survived a turbulent opening-round test at the Italian Open on Thursday, battling past qualifier Leolia Jeanjean 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4 in a gripping contest that lasted two hours and 55 minutes.The Italian, seeded ninth, endured an error-strewn display in front of her home crowd, finishing with 57 unforced errors despite producing 54 winners. Her performance fluctuated wildly throughout the match, leaving spectators alternately inspired and frustr…
Miami, March 30 (IANS) American Taylor Townsend and Czechian Katerina Siniakova top-seeded Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini, 7-6 (0), 6-1 on the Miami Open women’s doubles final to becomes the first pair to complete the Sunshine Double since Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka achieved the feat in 2019.The duo also became the sixth woman’s doubles team to complete the Sunshine Double after Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova (1990), Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs (2002), Lisa Raymond and Sama…
Miami, March 22 (IANS) Coco Gauff staged a comeback to defeat fellow American Alycia Parks in three sets to advance to the Miami Open round of 16. Despite early struggles, Gauff dominated the match and saved numerous break points. It marks her fourth appearance in the last 16 in Miami, as the 22-year-old continues to chase her first quarterfinal at the WTA 1000 event.Gauff opened with an early break to take a 2-0 lead, but Parks responded by winning six straight games to claim the first set 6-2….
Indian Wells, March 10 (IANS) Two-time champion Iga Swiatek registered a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 32 seed Maria Sakkari to reach fourth round of the Indian Wells Open.Swiatek became the first woman to advance to the Round of 16 for six consecutive years at Indian Wells since Agnieszka Radwanska and Carolina Wozniacki between 2008-2014. Since the format’s introduction in 2009, Swiatek (129-31, .806) trails only Serena Williams (148-28, .841) for winning percentage at WTA-1000 events — minimum…
Melbourne, Jan 31 (IANS) Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai, who last played a Grand Slam together at Wimbledon in 2022, reunited at the Australian Open to win the women’s doubles title.The Belgian-Chinese duo defeated Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 7-6(4), 6-4 to win what is a ninth Grand Slam doubles title between them in just their seventh career event as a pair.Mertens now has six Grand Slams, three in Australia, while Zhang has three. Zhang lifted her other women’s doubles trophies with the…
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Fourth seeds Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai booked their place in the final with an authoritative straight-sets victory, while seventh seeds Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic survived a dramatic three-set battle to reach their second Grand Slam final together.Mertens and Zhang comfortably beat Ena Shibahara and Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in under 90 minutes on Margaret Court Arena, securing their second major final after Wimbledon 2022.“Really great performance. I think …