Singles - Third Round: (2) Maria Sharapova def. (16) Lucie Safarova 6-2 7-6(7-5)
We won't settle the year-end #1 today, at least. Maria Sharapova keeps her faint hopes alive. Lucie Safarova will not make the Top Fifteen at this time.
Singles - Second Round: (1) Victoria Azarenka def. Tamira Paszek 6-1 6-1
Another step toward the year-end #1 ranking for Victoria Azarenka. She leaves Tamira Paszek still below #25.
Singles - First Round: (5) F Verdasco def. T Ito 3-6 6-0 6-2
This match made no difference to Fernando Verdasco; he needs a final to budge his point total.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.