Tokyo: Shot Of The Day (Sunday)
Caroline Wozniacki had Sunday’s shot of the day at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Caroline Wozniacki had Sunday’s shot of the day at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
Caroline Wozniacki showed no mercy in her opening match at the ASB Classic, dropping just one game against Nicole Gibbs en route to the second round.
Caroline Wozniacki takes on Sam Stosur in the first round of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
Garbiñe Muguruza takes on Daria Kasatkina in the second round of the Brisbane International.
Watch all of the best shots from the Toray Pan Pacific Open – right here!
Agnieszka Radwanska takes on Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
Halep Books Return to Singapore
Just two days after celebrating her 25th birthday, Simona Halep secured her spot in Singapore for the third consecutive year by reaching the semifinal with a win over Madison Keys. Halep joins Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams in the Singapore lineup with the final five spots up for grabs.
Cibulkova, Kuznetsova Deliver Under Pressure
Dominika Cibulkova delivered in a big way with wins over Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova on Thursday to set up a semifinal match against Svetlana Kuznetsova. The victories position her among the Top 8 on the Road to Singapore Leaderboard and also confirm her return to the WTA Top 10 when the latest rankings are released after Wuhan.
Kuznetsova, who now sits at No.10 on the Leaderboard, has enjoyed a late-career resurgence as she will reach her highest ranking since the 2010 French Open after Wuhan. Both players are jockeying for position on the Leaderboard, and a semifinal win will add 235 points to their totals.
Cibulkova has a chance this week to move as high as No.6 on the Leaderboard, overtaking French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza. Kuznetsova, on the other hand, has a chance to climb into the Top 8 if she can capture the title in Wuhan.
Late Season Push for Kvitova
Petra Kvitova scored a win over current WTA World No.1 Angelique Kerber in the third round, which, arguably, could be considered the WTA match of the year.
Kvitova entered the week at No.21 on the Road to Singapore Leaderboard. Projected to climb to No.18 with her results so far, a run to a second Wuhan final – she was the inaugural Wuhan champion in 2014 – would push her to around No.12. If Kvitova, also a finalist in 2014 at Beijing, could complete a Wuhan/Beijing double, she would vault into the Top 8 and be in position to qualify for the WTA Finals for the sixth straight year.
WTA FINALS – ROAD TO SINGAPORE UPDATE – Thursday, September 29th
SINGLES:
Qualified: Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams, Simona Halep
Next to Qualify: No more qualifiers this week. All eyes will be on Beijing
Current Projected Top 8 (Remaining 5 Spots)
Contenders for Top 8 in Action:
(Current projected cut off is 3,137; points trailing the current projected cutoff)
DOUBLES:
Qualified: Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
Next to Qualify: It is possible for two of three teams to qualify this week – Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova will qualify if they defeat Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova in quarterfinal, and either Chan Hao-Ching and Chan Yung-Jan or Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova will book their ticket to Singapore with the title
Current Projected Top 8 (Remaining 5 Teams)
|
Babos/Shvedova |
3975 |
QF vs. Mirza/Strycova |
|
Hlavackova/Hradecka |
3775 |
lost 2R vs Bondarenko/Chuang |
|
Chan/Chan |
3760 |
SF vs winner of Babos/Shvedova & Mirza/Strycova |
|
Mattek-Sands/Safarova |
3676 |
No.5 seed, SF vs McHale/Peng |
|
Goerges/Pliskova |
3270 |
lost to Atawo/Spears in 2R |
Contenders for Top 8 in Action:
(Current projected cut off is 3,270; points trailing the current projected cutoff)
|
Atawo/Spears |
-575 |
lost to Chan Sisters in QF |
|
Xu/Zheng |
-600 |
lost Atawo/Spears in 1R |
|
Klepac/Srebotnik |
-1130 |
lost No.2 seed Chan Sisters in 2R |
|
Mirza/Strycova |
-1280 |
QF vs Babos/Shvedova |
Petra Kvitova takes on Dominika Cibulkova in the final of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
An interview with Venus Williams before her first round match at the China Open.
An interview with Peng Shuai after her win in the second round of the China Open.