Miami, March 24 (IANS) Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina delivered commanding performances to book their places in the Miami Open quarterfinals, each cruising through their matches in straight sets at Hard Rock Stadium.Fifth seed Pegula was first on court and produced a highly efficient display against Jaqueline Cristian. The American dominated on serve, not facing a single break point, while capitalising on four of her 13 break chances to secure a 6-4, 6-1 victory in just over an hour.The win n…
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Indian Wells, March 13 (IANS) Elina Svitolina earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win in 2 hours and 9 minutes to send World No 2 Iga Swiatek packing and reach her second Indian Wells semifinal and first since 2019.After splitting sets with Swiatek, the third set was a tightly contested shootout that went with serve until the No. 9-seeded Ukrainian broke for 5-4. She swiftly served out the match to earn her second win against the Pole in six meetings.The victory was Svitolina’s 11th career win against play…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) First-round action at the KPB Trust ITF Women’s Open W100 Bengaluru 2026 continued on Wednesday, with Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty advancing to the Round of 16 alongside Sahaja Yamlapali and Vaishnavi Adkar. She narrowly defeated Francesca Curmi (MLT) 7-6(6), 6-4 in a thrilling first-round women’s singles match at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium.The match began with a close first set, as Bhamidipaty hit a couple of aces to hold serve. Curmi then broke in the third g…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka eased into the third round of the Australian Open after beating Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan 6-3, 6-1 in 32 minutes on Wednesday.It was a first meeting between Sabalenka and former World No. 83 Bai, who went through the wringer last year with injuries and arrived in Melbourne ranked world No. 702.Wednesday’s win marked Sabalenka’s 25th singles match win as World No. 1 and made her the sixth player since 2000 to achieve the feat, followin…