TENNIS – WTA – SUN (BEIJING) – RADWANSKA CAPTURES SECOND CHINA OPEN CROWN, MATTEK-SANDS & SAFAROVA HIT SWEET 16

Written by: Staff on 9th October 2016

TENNIS - WTA - SUN (BEIJING) - RADWANSKA CAPTURES SECOND CHINA OPEN CROWN, MATTEK-SANDS & SAFAROVA HIT SWEET 16

epa05577810 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland holds her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Johanna Konta of Great Britain for the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 09 October 2016. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA |

CHINA OPEN – BEIJING, CHINA
RESULTS – OCTOBER 09, 2016

Women’s Singles – Final
[3] A. Radwanska (POL) d [11] J. Konta (GBR) 64 62

Women’s Doubles – Final
[5] B. Mattek-Sands (USA) / L. Safarova (CZE) d [1] C. Garcia (FRA) / K. Mladenovic (FRA) 64 64

Final Facts
- Radwanska wins her 20^th WTA title, and third of the season (Shenzhen, New Haven) – all without losing a set
– The Pole joins Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova as the only women to have won three or more Premier Mandatory titles
– Tied with Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens, and Victoria Azarenka for most titles in 2016
– The 2015 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global champion clinched a return berth to Singapore this week, next plays Tianjin
– Konta becomes the first British woman to crack the Top 10 since Jo Durie (August 1984)
– Konta also leaves Beijing ranked No.8 on the Road to Singapore leaderboard, next plays Hong Kong
– Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova are currently on a 16 match winning streak and have now won three straight titles (US Open, Wuhan, Beijing)

Tidbits of comments from the players

Final Quotes

Radwanska: “Every title means a lot, but especially here when you play against the best players in the world, in one of the biggest tournaments. It’s top players from the first round and I’ve been playing my best tennis all week so of course I’m very happy to win this tournament again, and this trophy is going to stay in a very special place.”

Konta: “It’s pretty cool! I’m very pleased with my progress over the past few years and hopefully many more places to climb. I’m just working hard towards playing matches like these, against players like Agnieszka.”

Mattek-Sands: “We had a lot of fun, like we do at every tournament,” Mattek-Sands said of their weeks in Wuhan and Beijing. “We have fun on and off the court, from the warm-ups to the dinners and foot massages. We had a lot of fun here in China and we’re looking forward to coming back.”

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Lucie Safarova (L) of Czech Republic and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (R) of the USA hold their trophy after winning the women’s doubles final match against Caroline Garcia of France and Kristina Mladenovic of France in the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, 09 October 2016. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

Runner-up Johanna Konta (L) of Great Britain and winner Agnieszka Radwanska (R) pose with their trophies after the women’s singles final match for the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China 09 October 2016. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

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