Friday's results greatly simplified the chase for the WTA No. 1 ranking in singles. Defending champion Karolina Pliskova will retain the No. 1 ranking unless Simona Halep wins the title.
Play was interrupted three times during Thursday afternoon and early evening by rain. A fourth band of rain settled in around 9 p.m., which led to play for the day being abandoned shortly after 11 pm.
Wednesday's results cut the number of players who could hold the No. 1 ranking after this week from five to three. Angelique Kerber was eliminated by her loss, and Caroline Wozniacki's chance ended...
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.