HOBART, January 9, 2019 Hobart International 2019 second round matches are complete, setting up an interesting quarterfinal line-up on Thursday. Wednesday’s highlights included the all-French duel which saw Alize Cornet defeat compatriot Pauline Parmentier, Belinda Bencic from Switzerland knocked out local talent Zoe Hives, US-American Sofia Kenin continued her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
HOBART, January 4, 2019 (Press Release) World No.19 Caroline Garcia (FRA) is set to make her debut in Tasmania, joining Victorian Zoe Hives as a wildcard entry into Hobart International 2019. Garcia had a stellar 2018, with her ranking peaking at a career-high world No. 4 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SHENZHEN, January 2, 2019 Top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has marched into the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open for the second year running with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in 74 minutes on Centre Court. The […]
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 […]
SHENZHEN, December 31, 2018 Top seed Aryna Sabalenka and No.5 seed Maria Sharapova got their new seasons off to a winning start here at the Shenzhen Open today, as three of the top seven seeds succumbed to surprise first round […]
