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2 Russians, 2 Chinese reach Pan Pacific Open semifinals

September 23, 2022 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Two players from Russia and two from China advanced to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open on Friday.

Liudmila Samsonova eliminated 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals and will next face Zhang Shuai.

Garcia ends Swiatek’s winning streak on clay

July 29, 2022 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia advanced Friday to the semifinals of the Poland Open after ending the clay-court winning streak of top-ranked Iga Swiatek at 18 matches.

Garcia won 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, breaking Swiatek in the 10th game of the deciding set for her first win over the Pole.

Swiatek keeps winning on clay, into quarterfinals in Poland

July 28, 2022 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek extended her clay-court winning streak to 18 matches by defeating Gabriela Lee 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Poland Open on Thursday.

The 21-year-old Pole has not lost on clay since the 2021 French Open quarterfinals.

Wimbledon lookahead: Day of rest on middle Sunday is no more

July 2, 2022 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY

The traditional day of rest on the middle Sunday at Wimbledon is a thing of the past, and a British player will be first on Centre Court to mark the occasion.

Mertens retires from match in Istanbul due to leg injury

April 20, 2022 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Top-seeded Elise Mertens retired from her opening match at the clay-court Istanbul Championship on Wednesday because of a leg injury.

The 26-year-old Belgian was losing 7-5, 4-1 to Sweden's Rebecca Peterson when she retired with pain in her right leg.

Sorana Cirstea wins to open title defense in Istanbul

April 19, 2022 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Defending champion Sorana Cirstea won her opening match at the Istanbul Championship, beating Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old Romanian ended a 13-year wait for her second career singles title last year when she upset Elise Mertens in the final.

Serena turns ankle in US Open win; Djokovic quits his match

By HOWARD FENDRICHSeptember 2, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was in pain — "acceptable" pain, her coach called it — after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U...

The Latest: Vondrousova moves into French Open semifinals

June 4, 2019 GMT

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):