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October 13th, 2024

Sabalenka Soars To Third Straight Wuhan Title, Tops Zheng

Aryna Sabalenka improves to 17-0 in Wuhan.

Posted by Staff @ 10:49 pm in Wuhan | 3 Comments »

September 29th, 2019

Sabalenka Wins Second Straight Wuhan Title, Beats Riske

Aryna Sabalenka has won three of her four career titles in China.

Posted by Staff @ 7:10 pm in Wuhan | Comments Off on Sabalenka Wins Second Straight Wuhan Title, Beats Riske

September 22nd, 2019

Barty, Halep, Kvitova Lead 15 Of Top 20 In Wuhan

The stars assemble in Wuhan.

Posted by Staff @ 7:46 pm in Asia, Wuhan | Comments Off on Barty, Halep, Kvitova Lead 15 Of Top 20 In Wuhan

September 28th, 2018

Sabalenka, Kontaveit Reach Wuhan Final

Who’ll win the biggest final of their careers in Wuhan?

Posted by Staff @ 10:41 am in Wuhan | Comments Off on Sabalenka, Kontaveit Reach Wuhan Final

September 24th, 2018

Halep, Wozniacki Lead Loaded Wuhan Field; Kerber v Keys, Svitolina v Sabalenka Tues.

9 of the Top 10 on the WTA began the week in Wuhan.

Posted by Staff @ 11:00 am in Wuhan | 3 Comments »

September 30th, 2016

Petra Kvitova Crushes Simona Halep, Will Face Dominika Cibulkova For Wuhan Title

The Wuhan final is set, Petra Kvitova will meet Dominika Cibulkova.

Posted by Staff @ 4:15 pm in Wuhan | 6 Comments »

September 29th, 2016

Halep Cruises Over Keys, Faces Kvitova In Wuhan SFs; Cibulkova Wins 2, Will Meet Kuznetsova

The Wuhan semifinals are set: Halep v Kvitova, Kuznetsova v Cibulkova.

Posted by Staff @ 5:38 pm in Wuhan | 15 Comments »

September 28th, 2016

No. 1 Kerber Falls To Kvitova, Venus Ousted; Halep v Keys Thursday In Wuhan

It’s women’s quarterfinal day Thursday at Wuhan with 6 of the Top 16 in action.

Posted by Staff @ 6:27 pm in Wuhan | 3 Comments »

September 27th, 2016

Kerber Survives First Match As No. 1, Faces Kvitova Wednesday In Wuhan; Wozniacki v Radwanska

Angelique Kerber made a winning debut as a No. 1 player.

Posted by Staff @ 3:28 pm in Wuhan | 40 Comments »

September 26th, 2016

Angelique Kerber: Now That I’m No. 1, Everyone Wants To Beat Me!

Angelique Kerber make her debut as a World No. 1 this week in Wuhan.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 8:13 pm in No. 1 ranking, Wuhan | 7 Comments »

September 26th, 2016

Karolina Pliskova: Holding The Fed Cup Final At A Neutral Site Doesn’t Make Sense

Karolina Pliskova isn’t a fan of having the Fed Cup finals at a neutral site.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:54 pm in Wuhan | 7 Comments »

September 26th, 2016

Monica Puig Couldn’t Believe Mike Tyson Knew She Won Gold In Rio

Monica Puig can’t believe some of the people who have noticed her since her gold medal win.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:40 pm in Olympics, Wuhan | 3 Comments »

September 23rd, 2016

No Serena, But No. 1 Kerber and 8 of Top 10 at Loaded WTA Wuhan

The Top 8 seeds receive opening-round byes in Wuhan, so Kerber will start against either American CoCo Vandeweghe or France’s Kristina Mladenovic. From there her difficult path will likely see No. 14 and Slam winner Petra Kvitova, then No. 7 Carla Suarez Navarro or No. 11 Johanna Konta, then likely No. 4 Simona Halep or No. 8 Madison Keys in the semifinals.

Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 9:37 pm in Tennis, Wuhan | 10 Comments »