Shenzhen Open: Ekaterina Alexandrova through to her second WTA Tour final
Tennis | January 10, 2020 16:18 ISTEkaterina Alexandrova beat Garbine Muguruza to reach her second WTA Tour Final.
Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Garbine Muguruza to reach her second WTA Tour Final.
Garbine Muguruza defeated Shelby Rogers 6-1, 7-6 to reach Shenzhen Open quarters while Madison Keys beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 in Brisbane International second round.
Serena Williams will face Simona Halep in the fourth round after beating Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 while Garbine Muguruza eased past Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (5), 6-2 in round three of the Australian Open.
Germany's Angelique Kerber kept world No.4, after having claimed the spot a week earlier thanks to her first-ever Wimbledon title victory.
Garbine Muguruza lost 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium.
The No. 3-seeded Muguruza was hardly troubled in beating British wildcard Naomi Broady 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday.
Halep assured herself of retaining the No. 1 ranking and reached her third final in Paris.
Halep next faces third-seeded Garbine Muguruza, who thrashed Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-1 in a matchup of past French Open champions.
Sharapova has won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and is now into the fourth round for the 12th time in 14 appearances at the clay-court major.
Top-ranked Simona Halep, third-seeded Garbine Muguruza and two-time champion Maria Sharapova all powered into the French Open's third round with straight-set victories on Thursday.
Despite an inconsistent clay-court season so far from Muguruza, the two-time Grand Slam champion from Spain is among the top contenders at Roland Garros.
Despite playing three major finals, Simona Halep has yet to overcome a mental barrier which has kept her away from getting her hands on the coveted Grand Slam trophy.
Muguruza defeated the fifth-seeded Frenchwoman in their second quarterfinal in two weeks, with the Spaniard also winning after being a set down in Doha.
Roger Federer will remain at No. 2 behind Rafael Nadal on the ATP tour after successfully defending his Australian Open title and capturing a 20th major with a victory over Marin Cilic on Sunday night.
Muguruza was forced to retire from two consecutive tournaments this month, first due to leg cramps at the Brisbane International and then at the Sydney International because of a thigh injury.
Muguruza later has withdrawn from her next match because of a right thigh injury, handing a walkover to her quarterfinal opponent Daria Gavrilova.
Muguruza entered the fourth day of the tournament as the only female seeded player remaining following second-seeded Venus Williams' second-round loss on Tuesday.
Muguruza retired from her Brisbane International opener with leg cramps while leading in the third set.
Muguruza lasted three games in the third set before being stopped by the cramps after almost 2 ½ hours in humid conditions on Pat Rafter Arena, giving Aleksandra Krunic a 5-7, 7-6 (3), 1-2 retired, victory.
It is the first time since 1998 that the men's and women's ITF world champions hail from the same country.
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