Paris, May 27 (IANS) Four-time former winner Iga Swiatek moved into the women’s singles third round at the French Open on Wednesday. with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in a match in which she held the upper hand throughout.Swiatek overcame an uneven serving performance and 38 unforced errors to beat Bejlek and move to the third round, setting up a possible meeting against Jelena Ostapenko.In their second round clash, the first set alone lasted 46 minutes. The No. 3-seeded Swiatek was broke…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Elina Svitolina capped a remarkable fortnight for Ukrainian tennis by capturing the Italian Open title in Rome, completing a sweep of the 2026 clay-court WTA 1000 events for her country after Marta Kostyuk lifted the Madrid crown earlier this month.The 31-year-old Svitolina returned to the top tier of women’s tennis with her third career title in Rome, having previously won the tournament in 2017 and 2018. It marked her 20th singles trophy overall and her biggest achie…
Rome, May 12 (IANS) Sorana Cirstea on Tuesday secured a stunning straight-sets win over former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach the semifinals of the Italian Open 2026 for the first time in her career.The 36-year-old Romanian delivered one of her best performances this season, defeating Ostapenko 6-1, 7-6(0) in just one hour and 31 minutes. This victory highlights her impressive run in Rome. Cirstea dominated the first set, winning it 6-1 as Ostapenko struggled with her aggressive …
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 8 (IANS) China’s Wang Xinyu lost to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the WTA Italian Open on Friday, failing to reach the last 32 after a match lasting 1 hour and 26 minutes.The two players had previously met at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, earlier this year, where Wang won in three sets. In their latest encounter, Wang made a strong start by breaking serve and holding comfortably to race to a 3-0 lead in the opening set.From the fourth gam…
Rome, May 7 (IANS) Amanda Anisimova has withdrawn from the Italian Open owing to a left wrist injury, extending her absence from the ongoing clay-court season. The World No. 6 had been scheduled to face Jelena Ostapenko in the second round on Thursday. Following Anisimova’s withdrawal, lucky loser Elena Gabriela Ruse has been moved into the main draw.The 24-year-old American has not played a match since the hard-court swing earlier this season. She first pulled out of the Charleston Open in Ma…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The main-draw entry list for this year’s French Open has been unveiled, featuring an almost complete field of the world’s top-ranked players, with 100 of the top 101 in the WTA rankings confirming participation in the clay-court major.Defending champion Coco Gauff returns to Paris after securing her second Grand Slam title at the venue last year. She is joined by former champions Jelena Ostapenko, Iga Swiatek, and Barbora Krejcikova, making it a strong line-up of p…
Miami, March 24 (IANS) Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant run at the Miami Open, booking a place in the quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen. Sabalenka took an hour and 25 minutes to seal a 6-3, 6-4 victory, maintaining her strong head-to-head record against Zheng. Although the Chinese star produced moments of brilliance, the Belarusian consistently absorbed the pressure and reasserted control at crucial junctures.With the result, Sabalenka reached her …
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…