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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

China Open: Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to lift title 

China Open: Iga Swiatek beats Liudmila Samsonova to lift title 

Iga Swiatek captured her 16th career title after dropping four games to Liudmila Samsonova in the China Open final. The 21-year-old Polish defeated World.22 Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-2 in Sunday’s final to win her tour-leading fifth title of the season. Aside from her mouth-watering winner, Swiatek also equaled Serena Williams’ title record, becoming the first

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China Open: Iga Swiatek makes winning debut as Jelena Ostapenko advances

China Open: Iga Swiatek makes winning debut as Jelena Ostapenko advances

Iga Swiatek opened her China Open campaign with an all-court victory, defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo in straights sets. World No.2 Iga Swiatek advanced to the second round of the China Open after defeating No.55 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-3 on Monday. Making her tournament debut at the WTA 1000 event in Beijing. “For sure, today

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China Open: Daniil Medvedev Beats Ugo Humbert in three sets to reach the Semis 
  • October 2, 2023
  • 1 min read

China Open: Daniil Medvedev Beats Ugo Humbert in three sets to reach the Semis 

Daniil Medvedev earned his 41st hard-court win of the season on Monday when he recovered from a mid-match dip to down Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at the China Open. The 27-year-old Russian, who has recorded the most hard-court wins on Tour in 2023, struggled to find his best level throughout the first two sets,

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Toray Pan Pacific Open: Kudermetova defeats Pegula to secure second career Grandslam title

Toray Pan Pacific Open: Kudermetova defeats Pegula to secure second career Grandslam title

Veronika Kudermetova pulled off her second Top 5 win of the week at the Toray Pan Pacific Open to claim her first title in over two years. The No.8 seed returned to the winner’s circle on the Hologic WTA Tour for the first time in two-and-a-half years, taking home the Toray Pan Pacific Open title

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China Open: Carlos Alcaraz Advance into quarter finals with victory over Italian Lorenzo Musetti
  • October 1, 2023
  • 2 min read

China Open: Carlos Alcaraz Advance into quarter finals with victory over Italian Lorenzo Musetti

Carlos Alcaraz swept past Lorenzo Musetti in the Round of 16 at the ATP China Open to secure his place in the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. World No. 2 Alcaraz faced qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the first round of the ATP 500 event, defeating the World No. 53 in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

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