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Leylah Fernandez Sets Her Sights on Ningbo Trophy After Stopping Bouzkova’s Fightback
Leylah Fernandez vs. Marie Bouzkova — Ningbo Open 2026 Semifinal Match Report. Marie Bouzkova had won every semifinal she played this season, going on to lift the trophies in Bogotá and Nottingham. For a moment in Ningbo, it looked as though that impressive record might…
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Krueger Returns to Familiar Territory as Siniakova Sets Up Osaka Final Showdown
Osaka aka Japan Women’s Open 2026 — Semifinal Results and Women’s Singles Final Preview. Ashlyn Krueger knows what it takes to win in Osaka. She did it three years ago, defeating Zhu Lin to claim her first WTA singles title. Katerina Siniakova, meanwhile, has made…
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Siniakova Ends Singles Semifinal Wait as Stoiana’s Japan Open Run Hits a Wall
Katerina Siniakova vs. Mary Stoiana — Osaka Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report. It has been more than a year since Katerina Siniakova last played in a singles semifinal. On Friday, the doubles world No. 1 made sure that wait finally came to an end. The…
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No News Here: Leylah Fernandez Defeats Ekaterina Alexandrova Again
Leylah Fernandez vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova — Ningbo Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report. Eleven days, two Chinese cities and the same result for Ekaterina Alexandrova. The Russian has run into Leylah Fernandez again, and once more the Canadian has sent her packing. After defeating Alexandrova in…
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Rybakina’s Ningbo Cruise Takes an Unexpected Turn Against Kawa
Elena Rybakina vs. Katarzyna Kawa — Ningbo Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report For one remarkable set, Katarzyna Kawa made the tennis world forget that she was ranked No. 128 and facing the world’s best player. After being swept aside 6-1 in the opener, the Polish…
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Diana Shnaider Has Too Much Left for Iva Jovic in Ningbo Decider
Iva Jovic vs. Diana Shnaider — Ningbo Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report Only one ranking place separated Iva Jovic and Diana Shnaider ahead of their Ningbo quarterfinal. But when the match reached the deciding set, the difference became considerably bigger. World No. 13 Shnaider defeated…
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Marie Bouzkova Turns Back Sara Bejlek and Brings Her Title Habit to Ningbo
Sara Bejlek vs. Marie Bouzkova — Ningbo Open 2026 Quarterfinal Match Report Marie Bouzkova has developed an interesting habit this season. Every time she has reached a semifinal, she has gone on to win the tournament. It happened in Bogotá and again in Nottingham against…
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Iva Jovic Has Paolini’s Number Now, and Ningbo Proved It
Iva Jovic vs. Jasmine Paolini — Ningbo Open 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report How quickly things can change in tennis. Last season, Jasmine Paolini defeated Iva Jovic twice. This year, the American teenager has returned the favour on both occasions. After beating the Italian at the…
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Mary Stoiana’s Osaka Breakthrough Comes With an Unexpected Texas Twist
Mary Stoiana vs. Moyuka Uchijima — Osaka Open 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report For two sets, Mary Stoiana and Moyuka Uchijima took turns making the other look distinctly uncomfortable. The American qualifier raced through the opening set 6-2. Uchijima responded with an identical score in the…
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Ann Li Flips the Wimbledon Script and Sweeps Sonmez Aside in Osaka
Ann Li vs. Zeynep Sonmez — Osaka 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report Zeynep Sonmez had already proved this year that she could beat Ann Li. At Wimbledon, the Turkish No. 1 fought past the American 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 in the opening round. Four months later in…
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Bianca Andreescu Finds a Trophy in Rovereto as Sloane Stephens Turns Edmond Into a Melbourne Launchpad
Bianca Andreescu and Sloane Stephens know what it feels like to win the US Open. In October 2026, though, both former champions found themselves celebrating trophies in rather different surroundings. For Andreescu, it was Rovereto in Italy, where the Canadian won the WTA 125 title…
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Indian Wells Can Stop Watching the Race: The WTA Finals Eight Are Set
The calculator can finally go back in the drawer. For weeks, almost every withdrawal, quarterfinal and early defeat on the WTA Tour came with another piece of WTA Finals Race arithmetic attached to it. On Wednesday in Ningbo, the numbers stopped moving. Marta Kostyuk retired…
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Sara Bejlek Turns Her Wimbledon Defeat Into a Ningbo Answer Against Cirstea
Sara Bejlek vs. Sorana Cirstea — Ningbo Open 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report A few months ago at Wimbledon, Sorana Cirstea ended Sara Bejlek’s run. In Ningbo, the 20-year-old Czech finally got her answer. And she had to work for every bit of it. Bejlek survived…
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Leylah Fernandez Needs Three Hours to Pry Herself Free From Sasnovich in Ningbo
Leylah Fernandez vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Ningbo Open 2026 Round-of-16 Match Report This was supposed to be the friendlier part of Leylah Fernandez’s Ningbo draw. Aliaksandra Sasnovich arrived ranked No. 122, and her recent pattern has often been familiar: good enough to negotiate qualifying, far…
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Iga Swiatek Closes the Book on a 2026 Season That Never Quite Looked Like Hers
For Polish tennis fans, this season required some adjustment. Iga Swiatek was still Iga Swiatek. There were deep runs, big wins and another WTA 1000 trophy. But the relentless accumulation of titles, Grand Slam weekends and year-end battles at the very top never really arrived.…
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Martina Navratilova Turns 70 With Chris Evert as the “Icing on the Cake”
For 15 years, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert kept meeting with trophies between them. On Navratilova’s 70th birthday, there was no trophy to fight over. Evert was simply one of the people she most wanted in the room. Navratilova celebrated the milestone in Miami surrounded…
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Diana Shnaider Wins Five Straight From 2-5 and Stops Putintseva Again in Ningbo
Diana Shnaider vs. Yulia Putintseva — Ningbo Open 2026 First-Round Match Report A week ago in Wuhan, Diana Shnaider beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-2. Ningbo was nothing like that. Putintseva led 5-2 in the first set, then 5-3 in the second. She even finished the…
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Turkey’s No. 1 Zeynep Sonmez Comes Roaring Back in Osaka
Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maya Joint — Osaka 2026 First-Round Match Report For a while, this looked like another difficult evening in a season that has given Zeynep Sonmez plenty of them. Maya Joint took the opening set 6-3 and had the Turkish No. 1 playing…
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Clara Tauson Ends 2026 Season After Injury-Hit Year: “I Kept My Head High”
Clara Tauson has called time on her 2026 season after another year repeatedly interrupted by physical problems. The 23-year-old Dane confirmed that she will not play again this year and will instead focus on recovering properly before returning in 2027. Her latest setback came in…
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While Canada Was Sleeping Like a Log, Leylah Fernandez Woke Up and Refused to Lose in Ningbo
Leylah Fernandez vs. Elise Mertens — Ningbo Open 2026 First-Round Match Report While much of Canada was still buried under the blankets, Leylah Fernandez was already doing the heavy lifting in Ningbo. Her place in the field came after Jessica Pegula dropped out, but the…
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Alexandra Eala Gives Diane Parry No Way Out in One of Her Most Dominant Wins Since Birmingham
Alexandra Eala vs. Diane Parry — Ningbo Open 2026 First-Round Match Report Diane Parry arrived in Ningbo looking for a way out of a four-match losing streak. Alexandra Eala did not offer one. The Filipina opened her Ningbo campaign with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 victory,…