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WTA Insider | The Rogers Cup semifinals features a pair of intriguing match-ups in Montréal; keep up with all the action in the latest WTA Insider Live Blog!
WTA Insider | The Rogers Cup semifinals features a pair of intriguing match-ups in Montréal; keep up with all the action in the latest WTA Insider Live Blog!
Highlights from all the third round action on Day 4 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
An interview with Angelique Kerber after her win in the first round of the Apia International Sydney.
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DUBAI, UAE – Chan Hao-Ching and Yaroslava Shvedova shocked top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic to make it through to the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The fifth-seeded pair won through in a thrilling decider to take the match 7-5, 3-6, 10-3.
“We lost in a super tiebreaker and still I think we had lots of opportunities,” said Mladenovic afterwards. “We had a big lead in the first set and I think we should have closed it out and won probably, but it’s tennis, and the girls are playing well as well and in the third set anything can happen.”
Mladenovic was not too disappointed, however, adding that she and Garcia were both working on their singles game while competing in doubles.
“It’s not easy, it’s just our second tournament of the year,” she said. “I still think we had a good run in Melbourne – lost in the semis – here we had a tough tournament. It’s our goal this year, we are going to be more focused on our singles and we are trying new things, like we are switching sides every set and like really working on our singles game.”
The 23-year-old remains hopeful that she and her partner will impress over the course of the year.
“It’s just the beginning of the season,” she pointed out. “We are looking forward, the season is very long and Indian Wells, Miami coming up soon so everything is positive.”
Second seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina progressed in a topsy-turvy clash with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, winning 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.
Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai had a straightforward quarterfinal against Chan Yung-Jan and Martina Hingis, winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
An interview with Karolina Pliskova after her win in the second round of the Apia International Sydney.
An interview with Simona Halep after her win in the final of the Rogers Cup.
Angelique Kerber has Thursday’s shot of the day at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
DUBAI, UAE – Sixth seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai will move to the top of the Road to Singapore leaderboard on Monday after their brilliant run to the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
They beat Chan Hao-Ching and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 6-3, to set up a final clash with Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.
“It was closer than it looked,” admitted Hlavackova afterwards. “The second set got trickier…I’m very happy to go through.”
The Russian pair were first to book their place, beating third seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova, 6-4, 6-3.
“It was really important to win this game, and I’m just so happy that we’re in the final now in Dubai,” said Vesnina afterwards.
More to follow.