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2024 China Open WTA 1000: All results and predictions updated
No matter how you look at it, the China Open WTA 1000 tournament is one of the biggest events of the fall season. Every dedicated WTA fan remains excited for this 2024 edition, as the absence of several top 10 players created unique opportunities for the rest of the field. Each participant had a shot…
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Rebecca Šramková’s stunning September 2024 Run: from Tunisian Open to Beijing’s main draw
While all eyes are on the Gauffs, Sabalenkas, and Pegulas of this world, the tennis athlete to watch in WTA right now is none other than Rebecca Šramková from Slovakia. She continues to win, including at this year’s China Open.The 27-year-old (earnings: US$ 1,136,761) has already survived the qualifiers in Beijing and is now pushing…
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Shuai Zhang wins in Beijing her first match in.. 603 Days!
The 2024 China Open marked Shuai Zhang’s first match victory in almost two years. Her opponent, American Mccartney Kessler, lost to the Chinese player in two tight tie-break sets. The Chinese athlete must be the happiest tennis athlete on the planet today. Make that all sports. Let’s take a closer look at the difficult journey…
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China Open 2024: Top players withdraw as field opens up in Beijing
A number of high-profile players have withdrawn from the China Open 2024, significantly impacting the tournament. The most notable absentee is world No. 1 Iga Świątek, who cited personal reasons for her withdrawal. Other top WTA players who will miss the event include: These withdrawals open up the draw for other contenders apart from Aryna…
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Laura Siegemund becomes highest-ranked German player despite losing the Thailand Open 2024 final
Siegemund is better known as a doubles specialist, with 14 doubles titles and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles compared to her two singles triumphs. This weekend the German narrowly missed out on winning her third singles title of her tennis career on the WTA Tour in Thailand. At the hard-court tournament in Hua Hin…
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2024 Seoul Open Final Prediction: Daria Kasatkina vs Beatriz Haddad Maia
While the boys will be boys in Berlin at the Laver Cup, more serious action is unfolding in the land of Squid Game and the WTA. Russian “vlog-queen” Daria Kasatkina will be aiming for her second title of the 2024 season, facing the in-form Beatriz Haddad Maia from Brazil in the Seoul Open final. With…
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“Pure conjecture”, Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick Debate Rybakina’s Weird Situation
Who are we to argue with former American Grand Slam champions? At the center of the discussion is, of course, the WTA Tour’s most enigmatic player, Elena Rybakina. Andy Roddick, alongside fellow tennis legend Kim Clijsters, tackled this topic on his podcast. Rybakina’s situation came up at the 48:43 mark of the Served podcast, released…
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Emma Navarro thanks her dad after 2024 US Open run
America’s new tennis superstar came out of the US Open reaching the semifinal of its 2024 edition. Tennisuptodate.com wrote this piece about Navarro thanking her father for supporting her journey to the SFs. Here you find the player’s reaction one round later, the semi-final. All US Open 2025 results
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Coco Gauff will no longer have on-court arguments with coach Brad Gilbert
American’s youngest tennis star Coco Gauff has announced to part ways with her coach Brad Gilbert. He was around for fourteen months. Here you’ll find the Guardian’s transcription from Reuters on this all-in-all surprising step from Coco.