It's hard to imagine why Evgeny Donskoy keep getting wildcards. He now has an ATP record of 1-10, with the one win coming at St. Petersburg 2010; he has lost his last seven matches in a row.
Elena Vesnina loses semifinal points, meaning that she will fall from #65 to around #82. Ironically, that happens as she has been showing signs of life overall; maybe next year will be better.
Dominika Cibulkova is going to have a hard time defending her title this way.... And she remains in danger of falling out of the Top Fifteen, although it would take some mildly bad breaks for that to happen.
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.