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Lleyton Hewitt is back--again. And winning--again. Hewitt, who last played singles at the 2016 Australian Open, is making another doubles comeback at the Estoril Open this week.
Roger Federer has not exactly been dominant at the inaugural TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, but he has done enough to reach the semifinals. Federer outlasted an in-form Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3 during quarterfinal action on Friday afternoon.
Check out the draws and order of play from the WTA tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced that Li Na and Peng Shuai have set new national records for Chinese tennis following their rise to career-high rankings in the latest WTA rankings released Monday.
With Li Na crowned the Australian Open champion, underlining the importance of Asia in women’s tennis, the WTA have chosen to make a formal announcement that the year ending Tour Championships will be moving to Singapore later this year.
As the WTA waved a fond farewell to Istanbul after three years of staging the women’s tour’s year ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome, optimism is abundant that the next five years in Singapore will see the event grow.
Initially it seemed that Serena Williams was the one with the physical problems. Then -- Li Na turned into the player who hadn't even won a set against Serena since 2009. Afterward, the champion said, "I can't believe I won, I was so tired. Did I really win?
What can we say except, "Another bad day at the office for Petra Kvitova"? These were the matches she was winning two years ago.... Instead, she ends another disappointing year stuck at #6.
The WTA season is now over, and there are smiles in the St Petersburg office after the move to Istanbul for the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships proved to be a resounding success...
Click below to download the latest Women's results for the TEB WTA Championships as they kick off in Istanbul, Turkey.
