At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Arthur Fils won a tight contest against his countryman Ugo Humbert in the all-French final of the Kinoshita Group sponsored ATP 500 event. The 20-year old who represents the future of French tennis, defeated his 26-year-old rival for the first time in his burgeoning career, 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 to […] The post London | ATP Roundup Fils and Alcaraz win appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Thursday saw Paula Badosa stop Zhang Shuai’s fairytale run in front of a raucous home crowd to reach the China Open semi-finals, where she will meet Coco Gauff, who needed 3 sets to get past qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva. The post Beijing | Badosa ends Zhang’s run and will meet Gauff for a spot in the WTA 1000 final appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Simona Halep’s elation at winning her first match on the WTA Tour since her doping suspension in 2022 was lifted, at the Prudential Hong Kong 125 Open on Thursday, was short-lived as she fell in round 2 to 7th seed Anna Blinkova. The post Hong Kong | Halep stumbles as Navarro makes Last 8 appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from next week’s Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, the WTA 1000 in China, where she was due to play in qualifying this coming weekend, as her injury woes continue. The post Wuhan | Raducanu pulls out of WTA 1000 in China appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka eased past Madison Keys to reach the China Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, and has yet to drop a set at the WTA 1000 in Beijing, while her next opponent, Karolina Muchova made light work of Cristina Bucsa. The post Beijing | Form prevails as Sabalenka, Muchova, Andreeva and Zheng book Last 8 slots at China Open appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

At the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis 125 on Wednesday, former World No 1 Simona Halep won her first match since August 2022 when she defeated Arina Rodionova, 6-2 4-6 6-4, on her return to match play for the first time since June earlier this year. The post Hong Kong | Halep and Navarro advance to R2 at WTA 125 appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

The blockbuster contest between 4th-seeded Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka promised to be the match of the China Open, but, at a set all, the encounter ended in anti-climax as a back injury forced the Japanese former World No 1 to retire. The post Beijing | Gauff reaches Last 8 after Osaka retires appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Tuesday at the China Open saw Paula Badosa dashed 2nd-seeded Jessica Pegula’s hopes of winning the WTA 1000 title, while Zhang Shuai, the home crowd favourite advanced to the quarter-final with her 4th win in a row, this time against Magdalena Frech, the No 23 seed. The post Beijing | Badosa upsets Pegula as Zhang Shuai sails on appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

An unlikely spotlight is shining on the WTA 125 in Hong Kong this week, with World No 8 Emma Navarro taking a wild-card to enter the field, while former World No 1 Simona Halep makes her return to the women’s tour here. The post Hong Kong | Navarro and Halep grace WTA 125 appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more

Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alvaraz came safely through their quarter finals and while Medvedev and Alcaraz are familiar foes, Sinner will be taking on the first Chinese male player to make the last eight of the China Open in Beijing, who is also a wild card! The post Beijing | Bu makes Chinese tennis history appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine ..read more