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Sabalenka Wins Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, January 5, 2019 World No.13 Aryna Sabalenka’s meteoric rise to the top of women’s tennis looks set to continue this season as the hard-hitting Belarusian overcame a slow start to defeat American Alison Riske 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in two […]

Two-Time Previous Finalist Riske Storms Into Shenzhen Open Title Match

SHENZHEN, January 5, 2019 The early semifinals held at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Centre this morning yielded positive results for higher ranked players as World No.13 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and American world No.62 Alison Riske notched comfortable victories to […]

Top Seed Sabalenka To Meet Local Star Wang In Shenzhen Open Semis

SHENZHEN, January 4, 2019 Twenty-year-old Belarusian rising star Aryna Sabalenka has made her first semifinal of the new season after fifth seed Maria Sharapova retired from their quarterfinal duel midway through the second set, with the score standing at 6-1, […]

Matches Suspended Due To Incessant Intermittent Rain In Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, December 3, 2019 It was a frustrating day at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Centre as unfavourable weather conditions resulted in the suspension of two singles quarterfinal matches and the postponement of all other matches slated for today. The all-Russian […]

Ellen Perez Awarded Hobart International 2019 Wildcard

HOBART, January 3, 2019 Australian world No. 177 Ellen Perez (NSW) has been awarded a main draw wildcard into the 2019 Hobart International. This will be 23-year-old Perez’s first Hobart International main draw appearance and follows a breakout 2018 season, which included a […]

Niculescu Tames Fourth Seed Ostapenko At Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN, January 1, 2019 (Press Release) Romania’s Monica Niculescu recorded the biggest win of her seven appearances here in the Shenzhen Open as she steamrolled past the fourth seeded world No. 22 Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 in just 52 minutes […]