The world’s fourth-ranked player had an easy time in the first set, but needed a break in the ninth game of the second set to secure the win over the 30-year-old Flipkens, who struggled with an injury to her left hand.
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Kvitova, who arrived in the United States after winning a bronze medal at the Olympics earlier this month, was never in contention as Radwanska dominated from the outset to advance.
In a big upset, Larsson – who failed to make it past the qualifying rounds a year ago – overcame Vinci 7-6 (11-9) 6-1 in the quarter-finals. Radwanska lobbed a long return that Flipkens chased down and successfully returned between her legs, her back to Radwanska, much to the delight of the 3,966 in attendance.
It looked as though the Pole would make quick work of world No. 23 Svitolina after winning the first five games. In the end, the 22-year-old Canadian was so impressed, she was tempted to quit tennis for a normal college life.
But the Ukrainian dug in during the second set, forcing seven break points and taking three of them before eventually succumbing in the tie-break. Radwanska has won six of her last seven matches on hard court.
In a confidence-boosting performance heading into the U.
Raonic, defeated by Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final, only started working with McEnroe for the grass court season but the two men then chose to extend their agreement.
The former top-ranked player from Denmark lost 7-5, 6-2 to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Monday in the first round of the final warmup for the U.S. Open. Radwanska netted a forehand of her own to put Svitolina level at 5-all.
“I was actually not planning on completely playing this week”.
“I think I need to play my game”, Svitolina said”.
LOS ANGELES – Pablo Carreno Busta recorded his first ATP title triumph by beating fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the final of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Saturday.
“It always helps to play many matches and to play good tennis”, she said.
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Kvitova, meanwhile, offered an opinion on who she thought would win the singles final. Mirza and Niculescu will play the unseeded team of Russian Kateryna Bondarenko and Chia-Jung Chuang of Taipei in the championship match.
