Tag: Jasmine Paolini

  • WTA recap: Anett Kontaveit cruises into Hamburg quarterfinals

    WTA recap: Anett Kontaveit cruises into Hamburg quarterfinals

    Top seed Anett Kontaveit won 6-3, 6-2 over Rebecca Peterson of Sweden on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Hamburg European Open in Germany. Kontaveit, Estonia, broke Peterson’s service five times during his victory. She meets German Andrea Petkovic on Thursday. Fourth seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandra…

  • WTA roundup: Sara Sorribes Tormo wins in three sets at Palermo

    WTA roundup: Sara Sorribes Tormo wins in three sets at Palermo

    No. 4 seed Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain dropped the first set before reloading to defeat Ana Bogdan of Romania 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy. Sorribe’s Tormo converted five of nine break points to win the three-hour, 19-minute match despite not serving a single…

  • WTA Summary: Top Seeds Advances in Charleston

    WTA Summary: Top Seeds Advances in Charleston

    The two best seeded players, Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus and Paula Badosa from Spain, won the second round on Wednesday in the rain-delayed Credit One Charleston Open in Charleston, SC Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed, defeated American Alison Riske, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in the season’s first clay-court event for her first victory since the end…

  • WTA Summary: Petra Kvitova withdraws in first round in Charleston

    WTA Summary: Petra Kvitova withdraws in first round in Charleston

    Magdalena Frech of Poland advanced on Monday at the Credit One Charleston Open in Charleston, SC, when No. 11 seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic withdrew during the second set of her first round match. Frech led 7-6 (6), 3-2 when the two-time Wimbledon champion retired, reportedly due to a thigh problem. Frech led…

  • WTA Summary: Top three seeds hold the serve in Transylvania

    WTA Summary: Top three seeds hold the serve in Transylvania

    Top-seeded Simona Halep, No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit and No. 3 seed Emma Raducanu all won in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. By playing in his native Romania, Halep defeated Russia’s Varvara Gracheva 6-4, 6-2 after overcoming a back injury and winning 26 of…

  • WTA Summary: No. 1 seed Petra Martic falls in Portoroz

    WTA Summary: No. 1 seed Petra Martic falls in Portoroz

    Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan pulled off an early upset for their home crowd on Tuesday and defeated top-seeded Petra Martic in Croatia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz in Portoroz, Slovenia. Juvan saved seven of eight break points and won 22 of their 31 second service points (71 percent). Second seed Yulia…