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Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Times
Emma Raducanu beats Elena-Gabriela Ruse in seeding boost for US Open
Emma Raducanu returned to winning ways in the first round of the National Bank Open in Canada, within 48 hours of her semi-final defeat almost 500 miles away in the United States. The 22-year-old suffered a disappointing 6-4, 6-3 loss against Anna Kalinskaya at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington on Saturday and began her campaign in Montreal on Monday. It took Raducanu 97 minutes to overcome Elena-Gabriela Ruse, the world No58 from Romania, 6-2, 6-4 to book a second-round match against Peyton Stearns, the No32 seed. It is another positive result for Raducanu after she moved up to No33 in the rankings, as she looks to crack a top-32 seeding for the US Open for the first time since 2022. A good run in Montreal, followed by further opportunities at the Cincinnati Open, would stand her in good stead on the hard courts of North America, where she has located her best tennis.
Independent Singapore
a day ago
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- Independent Singapore
'The match was very solid from my part' — Leylah Fernandez secures fourth WTA Grand Slam title in Washington
Photo: WASHINGTON, D.C.: Canadian athlete Leylah Fernandez elevated her tennis career by winning this year's WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open title in Washington, D.C., making it her fourth career WTA singles trophy. Ranked world No. 36, Fernandez defeated No. 48 Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the hard-court final. In a span of only 1 hour and 9 minutes, the athlete became the first Canadian woman to achieve the Washington title. With her win, Fernandez said in her post-match press conference: 'The match was very solid from my part… I was very happy the way that I held my nerves. I was definitely very nervous in the beginning, but I got to play my game in the important points and kind of push through those nerves, so I was super happy about that.' Highlights of the match Leylah faced a break point at 1-1 in the first set, but with her capabilities and skills, she managed to hold her serve. The Canadian took control of the rest of the set as Kalinskaya lost her serve due to a double fault. Leylah won the opening game with a winning drop shot after just 30 minutes. Fernandez continued her strong play in the second set and eventually went on to win the match. She had four out of six break points during the match and never lost her own serve. Fernandez's athletic performance Leylah Fernandez reached the US Open final in 2021, but since then, she has not won any major tournament for quite some time. Her last win was in Hong Kong in October 2023, and the last time she reached a final was over a year ago when she eventually lost to Daria Kasatkina on the grass courts at the WTA 500 in Eastbourne. However, Fernandez prepared for her games in Washington and was ready to clinch the title. She played more than nine hours to get to the final, including a 3-hour and 12-minute match, which she won against Elena Rybakina in the semifinals. Fernandez admitted: 'I have gone through so many different challenges this know, I think it just has made me stronger in a way that if I can get through this week, through the cramps, through the long matches, through the heat, the humidity, I can get through anything.' 'So I was just very happy that I got to not only push myself physically through the limits but also mentally. So that kind of will help me hopefully for future tournaments,' she added. On social media, netizens expressed their support for the Canadian tennis star. One netizen stated: 'Well yes! Leylah Annie Fernandez, the new queen of D.C. is Canadian. It sounds very correct. ❤️' Another netizen remarked: 'She really played her heart out. Good for you queen!' One more netizen said: 'What a great week of Tennis. So resilient !! Congrats !! 😎✌️' () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Emma Raducanu: British No1 beaten in Washington Open semi-finals by Anna Kalinskaya
Emma Raducanu missed out on what would have been her first WTA final in four years as she was defeated in straight sets by Anna Kalinskaya at the Washington Open. The British No1 was aiming to make the final stage of a tournament for the first time since her extraordinary US Open triumph back in 2021, when she won the year's final Grand Slam as an 18-year-old qualifier. Raducanu has struggled signficantly with injuries since then, although she hit form at the perfect time in the US capital, reaching the last four with some statement victories. She beat Marta Kostyuk, the seventh seed, in the opening round, before battling past former world No1 Naomi Osaka and Greek wildcard Maria Sakkari in her last 16 and quarter-final clashes. However, Kalinskaya in the semis was just a step too far. Raducanu was handed a 6-4 6-3 defeat to end her superb run on the American acrylic. The Briton conjured five aces in the early exchanges, but it was her return game that let her down, as she spurned all but one of her break-point opportunities. Kalinskaya was ruthless when she needed to be, breaking in the ninth game of a close first set at the second time of asking, and then she fended off two break-back points as she served out the opener. The pair traded breaks at the start of the second, but it was in the fifth game where Raducanu lost it, broken to 15 before she finally ceded as she attempted to serve to stay in the contest at 5-3. Kalinskaya will face Leylah Fernandez, the Canadian, in the final. Fernandez was Raducanu's opponent at the US Open final, with the Briton defeating her 6-4 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium to clinch the title. Raducanu's next focus is on Montreal, where she faces Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the first round of the WTA 1000 event.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Leylah Fernandez beats Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 to win the DC Open for her biggest title
WASHINGTON: Leylah Fernandez collected the biggest title of her career at the D.C. Open with her most lopsided victory of the tournament, defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the final on Sunday. The left-handed Fernandez, a 22-year-old from Canada who is ranked 36th, earned her fourth singles trophy — all have come at hard-court tournaments — and first at a WTA 500 event. She came quite close to a Grand Slam championship as a teenager at the 2021 US Open, making it all the way to the final in New York before losing to Emma Raducanu. There almost was a rematch in Washington, but Kalinskaya eliminated Raducanu in the semifinals Saturday. Until Sunday, the 48th-ranked Kalinskaya had not dropped a set all week. However, she wasn't able to keep up with Fernandez, who saved the only break point she faced while taking four of Kalinskaya's service games in a match that lasted 1 hour, 10 minutes. One key: Fernandez claimed 10 of the 12 points in the match when Kalinskaya hit a second serve. Another: Kalinskaya finished with 24 unforced errors and just nine winners. This was the first title for Fernandez since October 2023 at the Hong Kong Open. She dedicated this victory to her mother, her older sister and her fitness trainer. 'Thank you so much for never giving up on me — and don't give up on yourselves,' Fernandez said. 'This trophy is for you guys.' She arrived in Washington with a losing record this season and hadn't won more than two matches at the same tournament since last November. With a mix of baseline excellence and strong net play, Fernandez eliminated top-seeded Jessica Pegula — the US Open runner-up last year — and No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina — the Wimbledon champion in 2022 — on the way to the final. The win against Rybakina in Saturday's semifinals took three tiebreakers and more than three hours to decide. 'Amazing fight this week,' Kalinskaya told Fernandez after the title match. 'You truly deserve it.' There was no such drama against Kalinskaya, a 26-year-old Russian who fell to 0-3 in tour-level finals. She lost to Jasmine Paolini in Dubai and to Pegula in Berlin last year. The men's final scheduled for later Sunday was No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur against No. 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who defeated No. 1 Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Ben Shelton in the semifinals.
CBC
2 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's Leylah Fernandez wins the biggest title of her career at the Citi DC Open
Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que, defeated Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 at the Citi DC Open in Washington, to win her fourth career title, and first WTA 500 championship title.
