A knee injury forced Serena Williams out of the China Open on Friday, just before she was set to take on Australia’s Samantha Stosur. The withdrawal sends Stosur into the semifinals as Serena has withdrawn for the second straight tournament after leaving Wuhan with a viral illness. “It’s really frustrating, especially having to retire from…
Entering Thursday, there were four spots still available in the WTA Finals in Singapore. Those spots have since been filled, as Eugenie Bouchard, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic all qualified for the WTA’s crown jewel event because of Angelque Kerber and Ekaterina Makarova’s early exits at the China Open. Kerber and Makarova needed…
Simona Halep made her way into the China Open quarterfinals with a hard-fought 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(1) over Germany’s Andrea Petkovic. The second-seeded Romanian held a 4-0 advantage in the third-set and looked as if she was on her way to an easy victory. However, Petkovic fought her way back with a couple of break points to…
Rafael Nadal is slowly working his way back into form in Beijing this week. The Spaniard is playing in his first tournament in 13 weeks as he prepares for the ATP World Tour Finals and finds himself in the China Open quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk on Thursday. “In general,…
Li Na has been named an Official Ambassador of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore presented by SC Global, the WTA announced. The recently retired two-time Grand Slam champion is the highest ranked player ever from Asia, and has quickly become a legend in her home country of China. “We are excited to announce…
Novak Djokovic defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday, extending his perfect record to 21-0 at the China Open. The top-seeded Serb is searching for his fifth title at the Beijing tournament, which would also secure him as the end of the year world number one. “You work all your life and you dream…
A sloppy second set did in Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday, as the 2014 U.S. Open runner up fell to Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6(9) in the China Open’s second-round. The sixth-seeded Dane fumbled away five set points in the second frame and hit three double-faults in the tiebreaker to allow Stosur to wrap up the straight set…
Rafael Nadal began his comeback Tuesday in Beijing at the China Open, notching a 6-4, 6-0 win over Richard Gasquet. Nadal, seeded second in Beijing, was playing in his first match in over three months after nursing a right wrist injury. Nadal has enjoyed great success in Beijing, having won the ATP World Tour 500…
Maria Sharapova was a winner over Elina Svitolina in the second round of the China Open Tuesday in just under 90 minutes, 6-2, 6-2 to move into the third round at the event. "It was great to have a good start to the match. She's [Svitolina] had a lot of success this year and had…
Serena Williams did not get off to the start she wanted in the China Open’s first-round on Monday, but rallied to defeat Spain’s Silvia Soler-Espinosa 7-5, 6-2 to advance. Playing in her first match since withdrawing at the Wuhan Open last week, the top-ranked Serena dropped the match’s first five games. She was broken three…