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…
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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…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The penultimate day of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series served tense clashes at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA). Last edition’s runner up Mananchaya Sawangkaew and 17-year-old Lilli Tagger registered wins on Saturday, confirming their place in the Singles final. Meanwhile, the duo of Elena Pridankina and Polina Iatcenko also booked their place in the Doubles final. The first semi-final was a repeat of last edition’s quarterfinal between Mananchaya Sawa…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) 17-year-old Lilli Tagger scripted an incredible comeback victory against 2024 Mumbai Open champion and current second seed Darja Semenistaja in the quarterfinal of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) on Friday.Meanwhile, Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Lanlana Tararudee and Fangran Tian also advanced to the semi finals of the Singles draw. In the Doubles, Nicole Fossa Huergo and Mananchaya Sawangkaew booked their spot in the final….
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Third seed Leolia Jeanjean believes Indian women players have the quality and potential to challenge top opponents, as she progressed to the quarterfinals of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) courts on Friday. The world No. 115 French player, who is enjoying her good start to the 2026 season, praised the depth in Indian women’s tennis after opening her singles campaign against India’s Vaishnavi Adkar.“I think India…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Hosts India suffered a setback as two of its top doubles hopes crashed out even as Fangran Tian of China registered an upset, knocking out Hanne Vandewinkel, the fourth seed of the tournament, in an eventful Day four of the 2026 Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series, which witnessed edge of the seat action in the singles and doubles clashes at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) on Thursday.In doubles, the top-seeded pairing of Rutuja Bhosale and Peangtarn Plipuech a…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) It was another enthralling day at the 2026 Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series on Wednesday. The tournament, which is being held at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), witnessed high octane action that saw the top seeds Darja Semenistaja and Leolia Jeanjean book their spot in the next round. Mananchaya Sawangkaew and Mei Yamaguchi also moved into the next round of the singles draw.Meanwhile, India’s Prarthana Thombare and her partner Alevtina Ibragimova faced a …
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Doubles Main Draw for the fifth edition of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series was revealed at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) on Tuesday. India’s Rutuja Bhosale will team up with Thailand’s Peangtarn Plipuech, seeded number one, in the tournament scheduled from February 4 to 8 at MSLTA. India’s No. 4 and No. 5 Women’s Doubles players, Ankita Raina and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, will team up to face France’s Leolia Jeanjean and Japan’s Naima Kar…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) The opening day of the main draw served up a series of well-contested matches at the Mumbai Open 125K Series, held at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) on Monday.Mananchaya Sanwangkaew, Leolia Jeanjean, Mai Hontama, Misaki Matsuda, Miho Kuramochi and Mei Yamaguchi, all progressed to the next round with notable wins.The day’s action began with the Japanese right hander Mai Hontama’s dominant victory over 21-year-old Alevtina Ibragimova in straight sets…
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Ankita Raina crashed out in the Qualifiers of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) on Sunday. Peangtarn Plipuech, Matsuda Misaki, Zuzzana Pawlikowska, and Kristiana Sidorova registered notable wins to book their place in the main draw.In a hard-fought encounter, Indian Olympian Ankita Raina stumbled against Peangtarn Plipuech. The Thailand international managed to get over the line with the score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in a match…