Tianjin Open photos: Sharapova moves on, quarterfinal field set
Thursday's second-round action completed at the Tianjin Open and quarterfinals are now set. Wildcard Maria Sharapova defeated Magda Linette 7-5 6-3 and will next face Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele, who defeated fifth seed Yulia...
Tianjin Open photos: Zhu upsets Kvitova, Sharapova moves into second round
After the start of main-draw action was washed out for two straight days at the Tianjin Open, the tournament headliners Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova finally took the court on Wednesday. The second-seeded Kvitova suffered...
Coaching tips: How to avoid mistakes in tennis
Ball into the net. Shot landing behind the baseline. Bad decision made at the end of deciding set. Tennis is full of errors – it doesn't matter at which level we compete. Mistakes are...
Tianjin Open photos: Monday’s WTA press conferences + players’ party
The first day of the Tianjin Open was soaked by rain, which WTA SEO Steve Simon jokingly referred to as "liquid sunshine", but despite the shortage of matches, everyone was busy with press conferences and players'...
Little Caroline Garcia and her father, childhood photos of a tennis champion
This fortnight has been remarkable for France's Caroline Garcia, as the 23-year-old became the first player to win back-to-back titles at Wuhan and Beijing, resulting in a Top 10 WTA rankings debut at No.9. The...
China Open photos: Garcia crowned Beijing singles champion, Hingis & Chan lift doubles trophy
Caroline Garcia, the first unseeded China Open finalist since the tournament was granted Premier Mandatory status in 2009, impressively defeated second seed and tomorrow-to-be-number-one Simona Halep to win her second consecutive title in China,...
Garcia completes Wuhan-Beijing double, denies Halep first win since ensured No.1 ranking
After clinching the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open title last weekend, world No.15 Caroline Garcia topped off her amazing week at the China Open with a powerful victory over tomorrow-to-be-number-one Simona Halep in the final.
After victories over Elise...
China Open photos: Halep becomes 25th WTA No.1, to face Garcia in the final
In the first 2017 China Open semifinal on Saturday, Simona Halep avenged her loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the French Open final by dispatching the Latvian 6-2 6-4 and was later joined in the...
Garcia beats sluggish Kvitova in the China Open semifinals
Caroline Garcia joined soon-to-be-number-one Simona Halep in the final of the China Open by beating Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5 in a semifinal featuring two players sporting the same new Nike's winter kit, the hydrogen blue...
Composed Halep clinches WTA No.1 ranking, reaches the China Open final
After as many as five lost opportunities to take the No.1 ranking, Simona Halep has finally achieved the feat this week by reaching the final of the China Open with a 6-2 6-4 victory over...
