Lauren Davis returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in six years after the American qualifier beat Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6 6-2 in the final of the Hobart International on Saturday. I really had to play my best in order to win today.” The 29-year-old American, who faces Danka Kovinic in the Australian Open first round, became the …
World number eight Daria Kasatkina stumbled to close out the match but progressed to the semi-finals of the Adelaide International 2 with a 6-3 7-6 win over Petra Kvitova on Thursday. I’m really happy that I was able to keep my focus in the tiebreaker.” The hurricane never arrived and Kasatkina sealed the victory in the tiebreak to move on …
