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Reuters
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WTA roundup: Polish seeds win Washington openers
July 22 - Poland's Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette, the only two seeded players in action on Monday, earned straight-set wins in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington. Frech, the fifth seed, got past Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Linette downed Danielle Collins 7-5, 6-4. Frech picked on Starodubtseva's second serve, winning 13 of 22 points (59.1 percent). Collins committed 13 double faults while serving just four aces, and she won only 33 percent of her second-serve points. Greece's Maria Sakkari, the 2023 runner-up in Washington, defeated the United Kingdom's Katie Boulter 6-3, 6-4 in her opener. Two Canadians prevailed, as Leylah Fernandez topped Australia's Maya Joint 6-3, 6-3, and Victoria Mboko beat Russia's Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-4. Livesport Prague Open No. 8 seed Alycia Parks cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Japan's Mai Hontama in the first round at Prague. Parks was inconsistent with her serve in the 77-minute match, offsetting 10 aces with eight double faults, but she saved five of six break points and converted four of seven. No. 2 seed Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia outlasted Czech Jesika Maleckova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Home hopeful and No. 5 seed Marie Bouzkova smashed China's Xinyu Gao 6-0, 6-2. No. 9 Ann Li was a 7-6 (1), 6-3 winner against Australia's Astra Sharma. Also winning in straight sets were Czech Sara Bejlek and Italians Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lucrezia Stefanini. --Field Level Media
Forbes
5 days ago
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Ons Jabeur, Three-Time Grand Slam Finalist, To ‘Step Back' From Tennis
Ons Jabeur's last match was at Wimbledon, where she retired from her first-round match with injury. ... More (Photo by) Ons Jabeur, two-time Wimbledon runner-up, announced on Thursday she is taking a break from tennis, saying she hasn't felt happy on the court for some time and it was time to put herself first. The 30-year-old last played at on June 30 at the grass-court major Wimbledon, retiring from her first-round match against Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova because of difficulty breathing. She suffers from asthma and experienced breathing difficulties at the 2025 Australian Open. Jabeur dealt with leg problems this year, while her 2024 season ended early because of a shoulder injury. 'For the past two years, I've been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges,' Jabeur said in a post on X. "But deep down, I haven't truly felt happy on the court for some time now. 'Tennis is such a beautiful sport. But right now, I feel it's time to take a step back and finally put myself first: to breathe, to heal and to rediscover the joy of simply living.' Jabeur had hinted at a break following her Wimbledon exit, saying at that time she would 'try to disconnect a little bit from tennis' and spend time with her family while recovering. Jabeur's Struggle For Form Tunisia's Ons Jabeur looks on ass she sits between two games against Poland's Magdalena Frech during ... More their women's singles match on day 3 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Simonne-Mathieu at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) A Wimbledon finalist in 2022 and 2023, Jabeur struggled for form this season, suffering a first-round exit at the French Open and a third-round defeat the Australian Open. Her best run came at the Qatar Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, where she reached the quarterfinals. She also reached the same stage at the Brisbane International and Abu Dhabi Open, both WTA 500 events. "Thank you to all my fans for understanding. Your support and love mean the world to me. I carry it with me always. 'Even while I'm away from the court, I'll stay continue to stay close and connected in different ways, and share this journey with you all,' added Jabeur, who also reached the 2022 U.S. Open final. Jabeur, who holds a career-high ranking of No. 2, has slipped out of the Top-50 and is currently 71st in the world. While the Tunisian announced her break, she did not mention how long she would be out for.
USA Today
19-06-2025
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Bett1open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 19, 2025, Women's Singles
Bett1open Betting Odds and Match Previews for June 19, 2025, Women's Singles In the Bett1open round of 16 today, there are four matches, including No. 25-ranked Magdalena Frech matching up with No. 13 Amanda Anisimova. Frech has not won any of her 15 tournaments so far this year, with an overall record of 8-14. Anisimova has won one tournament this year, registering an overall 21-10 match record. Trying to gain an edge in the Bett1open action today? We break down the betting odds for each of the four matches below. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 2:13 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Today's matches at the Bett1open Diana Shnaider vs. Marketa Vondrousova ( 5:30 AM ET) -- Match odds and preview ( 5:30 AM ET) -- Match odds and preview Katerina Siniakova vs. Elena Rybakina ( 7:20 AM ET) ( 7:20 AM ET) Xinyu Wang vs. Coco Gauff (10:00 AM ET) -- Match odds and preview (10:00 AM ET) -- Match odds and preview Magdalena Frech vs. Amanda Anisimova (11:30 AM ET) -- Match odds and preview
CNA
16-06-2025
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Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through
BERLIN :Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament. The 18-year-old sixth seed looked to be cruising to victory when she bagged the first set with an audacious backhand slice dropshot on her fourth set point against Frech. The world number 25, however, was far from finished, breaking at the start of the second set with Andreeva losing her calm and hitting a ball high out of the court. With Andreeva's composure rapidly eroding and her unforced error count shooting up, Frech levelled when the Russian teenager's slice forehand sailed long. The Pole then powered past Andreeva with a bagel in the third, sealing her win when Andreeva sent another forehand wide. It is the first time Andreeva has lost a deciding set with a 6-0 scoreline in her professional career, and it was Frech's second top ten win of her career. Lucky loser Ons Jabeur, beaten on Sunday in the last qualifying round, made the most of her unexpected chance with a 7-6 6-1 win over American Caroline Dolehide. Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, looked comfortable on grass ahead of the season's third Grand Slam in London starting on June 30. The Tunisian, who has slipped to 61st in the world, earned a win for only the second time in her last five tournaments, and will come up against fourth seed Jasmine Paolini. World number nine Emma Navarro also advanced, with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Navarro broke her opponent three times, raced through the first set 6-2 in half an hour with Kostyuk's serve a source of constant concern. The American broke her twice more to move 4-1 clear in the second set and wrapped up her win after 77 minutes when Kostyuk sent a forehand volley two metres past the baseline. She will next play eighth seed Paula Badosa in the round of 16 after the Spaniard dispatched local hope Eva Lys 6-1 6-3 in 61 minutes. Swiss underdog Rebeka Masarova also caused a minor upset, eliminating former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour to set up a clash against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16.
Reuters
16-06-2025
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Frech stuns sixth-seed Andreeva, lucky loser Jabeur powers through
BERLIN, June 16 (Reuters) - Poland's Magdalena Frech came from a set down to battle past world number seven Mirra Andreeva of Russia 2-6 7-5 6-0 on Monday, booking a place in the Berlin Open round of 16 and staging the upset of the tournament. The 18-year-old sixth seed looked to be cruising to victory when she bagged the first set with an audacious backhand slice dropshot on her fourth set point against Frech. The world number 25, however, was far from finished, breaking at the start of the second set with Andreeva losing her calm and hitting a ball high out of the court. With Andreeva's composure rapidly eroding and her unforced error count shooting up, Frech levelled when the Russian teenager's slice forehand sailed long. The Pole then powered past Andreeva with a bagel in the third, sealing her win when Andreeva sent another forehand wide. It is the first time Andreeva has lost a deciding set with a 6-0 scoreline in her professional career, and it was Frech's second top ten win of her career. Lucky loser Ons Jabeur, beaten on Sunday in the last qualifying round, made the most of her unexpected chance with a 7-6 6-1 win over American Caroline Dolehide. Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, looked comfortable on grass ahead of the season's third Grand Slam in London starting on June 30. The Tunisian, who has slipped to 61st in the world, earned a win for only the second time in her last five tournaments, and will come up against fourth seed Jasmine Paolini. World number nine Emma Navarro also advanced, with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Navarro broke her opponent three times, raced through the first set 6-2 in half an hour with Kostyuk's serve a source of constant concern. The American broke her twice more to move 4-1 clear in the second set and wrapped up her win after 77 minutes when Kostyuk sent a forehand volley two metres past the baseline. She will next play eighth seed Paula Badosa in the round of 16 after the Spaniard dispatched local hope Eva Lys 6-1 6-3 in 61 minutes. Swiss underdog Rebeka Masarova also caused a minor upset, eliminating former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour to set up a clash against world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16.
