Jiri Lehecka came from behind to claim his first ATP tour title with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Briton Jack Draper in an absorbing final at the Adelaide International on Saturday. The Czech reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open last year and will be battle-hardened for his third trip to Melbourne Park after the tight two-hour contest against …
Veronika Kudermetova joins Paula Badosa to pull out from the Adelaide International semi-finals with injury problems Friday, leaving them in a race to be fit for the Australian Open. Russia’s Kudermetova, seeded nine for the opening Grand Slam of the year, which starts Monday, cited a left hip injury for her pull-out against Switzerland’s Bencic. The Grand Slam has been …
American Danielle Collins captured her second career title in just a two-week span, holding off No. 4 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 after a thrilling second-set tiebreaker Sunday in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, Collins, seeded seventh, won her first championship at Palermo on July 25 in Italy. 1 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-2 in …
Kasatkina, ranked 31st in the world and seeded fourth, notched her third win in four meetings against the 17th-ranked Belgian and gave herself a shot at a third WTA title of 2021 after victories at St. Petersburg and in the Phillip Island Trophy. Russia’s Daria Kasatkina cruised past top-seeded Belgian Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her fourth …
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