by ti-amie Tournament: Hong Kong Tennis Open
Location: Hong Kong, China
Dates: October 28 - November 3, 2024
Level: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Seed Player Entry Rank
2 Diana Shnaider 16
3 Leylah Fernandez 28
4 Magdalena Frech 31
5 Katie Boulter 34
8 Anastasia Potapova 38
Lulu Sun 40
Yue Yuan 41
Elina Avanesyan 47
Xinyu Wang 50
Varvara Gracheva 62
Clara Tauson 72
Cristina Bucsa 79
Olivia Gadecki 84
Bernarda Pera 92
95 Wang, Xiyu (CHN)
100 Betova, Margarita (RUS) SR
108 Ponchet, Jessika (FRA)
120 Bogdan, Ana (ROU)
130 Sasnovich, Aliaksandra (BLR)
145 Hibino, Nao (JPN)
168 Kenin, Sofia (USA)
by ti-amie Tournament: Jiangxi Open
Location: JiuJiang, China
Dates: October 28 - November 3, 2024
Level: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Main Draw Singles
42 Bouzkova, Marie (CZE)
57 Bouzas Maneiro, Jessica (ESP)
58 Wang, Yafan (CHN)
61 Sramkova, Rebecca (SVK)
63 Uchijima, Moyuka (JPN)
69 Siegemund, Laura (GER)
71 Rakhimova, Kamilla (RUS)
77 Bronzetti, Lucia (ITA)
82 Rus, Arantxa (NED)
90 Bondar, Anna (HUN)
96 Golubic, Viktorija (SUI)
97 Danilovic, Olga (SRB)
102 Martic, Petra (CRO)
103 Begu, Irina-Camelia (ROU)
112 Trevisan, Martina (ITA)
115 Starodubtseva, Yuliia (UKR)
116 Hontama, Mai (JPN)
118 Fett, Jana (CRO)
122 Fruhvirtova, Brenda (CZE)
123 Seidel, Ella (GER)
125 Korpatsch, Tamara (GER)
134 Fruhvirtova, Linda (CZE)
140 Wei, Sijia (CHN)
by ti-amie Tournament: Mérida Open Akron
Location: Mérida, Mexico
Dates: October 28 - November 3, 2024
Level: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Main Draw Singles
20 Vekic, Donna (CRO)
46 Stearns, Peyton (USA)
55 Cocciaretto, Elisabetta (ITA)
65 Kessler, McCartney (USA)
66 Podoroska, Nadia (ARG)
74 Zarazua, Renata (MEX)
78 Blinkova, Anna (RUS)
81 Parrizas Diaz, Nuria (ESP)
83 Niemeier, Jule (GER)
85 Maria, Tatjana (GER)
86 Carle, Maria Lourdes (ARG)
88 Tsurenko, Lesia (UKR)
104 Sorribes Tormo, Sara (ESP)
106 Montgomery, Robin (USA)
107 Tomljanovic, Ajla (AUS)
113 Joint, Maya (AUS)
121 Stojanovic, Nina (SRB) SR
126 Li, Ann (USA)
127 Kudermetova, Polina (RUS)
128 Parks, Alycia (USA)
129 Korneeva, Alina (RUS) SR
133 Marino, Rebecca (CAN)
142 Teichmann, Jil (SUI)
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw - Hong Kong
X. Gao (1) vs C. Tsao
M. Ng vs C. Zhao (9)
Y. Ma (2) vs M. Ninomiya
J. Leong (WC) vs T. Prozorova (8)
S. Jang (3) vs S. Che (WC)
I. Cho (WC) vs K. Okamura (10)
H. Inoue (4) vs H. Wu
Y. Leung vs T. Naklo (12)
J. Lu (5) vs N. Kolb
M. Guo vs M. Yamaguchi (11)
H. Shi (6) vs U. Eikeri
Y. Cho (WC) vs E. Liang (7)
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw – Jiangxi
M. Sawangkaew (1) vs X. Jiang (WC)
E. Silva vs Z. Li (7)
X. Yao (2) vs J. Lu (WC)
J. Wang vs F. Liu (5)
X. You (3) vs Y. Yang
E. Yashina vs P. Plipuech (8)
Z. Kulambayeva (4) vs P. Nugroho
S. Feng vs M. Portillo Ramirez (6)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles – Hong Kong
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs Qualifier
AUS P. Hon vs HKG E. Chong
Qualifier vs NED S. Lamens
HKG H. Wong vs ESP C. Bucsa (8)
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs GBR H. Watson
ROU A. Bogdan vs AUS K. Birrell
RUS M. Gasparyan vs Qualifier
JPN S. Saito vs NZL L. Sun (5)
CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs ROU S. Halep
JPN N. Hibino vs BLR A. Sasnovich
Qualifier vs USA S. Kenin
FRA J. Ponchet vs CHN X. Wang (4)
FRA V. Gracheva (7) vs Qualifier
USA B. Pera vs RUS A. Zakharova
CHN X. Wang vs Qualifier
JPN A. Ito vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles - Jiangxi
(1) M. Bouzkova vs A. Eala
Qualifier vs Qualifier
E. Pridankina vs E. Seidel
P. Martic vs (5) K. Rakhimova
(4) J. Bouzas Maneiro vs Z. Diyas
Qualifier vs V. Golubic
L. Fruhvirtova vs K. von Deichmann
Y. Starodubtseva vs (6) A. Rus
(7) L. Bronzetti vs Qualifier
J. Fett vs S. Zheng
T. Korpatsch vs A. Bondar
L. Siegemund vs (3) M. Uchijima
(8) O. Danilovic vs A. Hartono
W. Zheng vs M. Trevisan
M. Hontama vs S. Wei
S. Zhang vs (2) R. Sramkova
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw – Mérida
M. Chwalinska (1) vs M. Kononova
A. Frey (WC) vs S. Chang (8)
E. Mandlik (2) vs V. Rodriguez
E. Vedder vs A. Sobolieva (7)
A. Sharma (3) vs J. Aney
M. Kozyreva vs A. Tikhonova (5)
M. Bulgaru (4) vs A. Guadiana Campos (WC)
V. Hu vs T. Zidansek (6)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles - Mérida
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs USA A. Urhobo
Qualifier vs CAN R. Marino
USA R. Montgomery vs FRA E. Jacquemot
TUR Z. Sonmez vs ARG M. Carle (6)
GER J. Niemeier (4) vs ITA L. Stefanini
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs MEX A. Sanchez
USA A. Parks vs RUS A. Korneeva
UKR L. Tsurenko vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
ESP N. Parrizas Diaz (8) vs USA A. Li
CRO A. Ruzic vs CZE L. Samson
SUI J. Teichmann vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs AUS A. Tomljanovic (3)
GER T. Maria (7) vs SRB N. Stojanovic
AUS M. Joint vs CANM. Stakusic
Qualifier vs USA V. Lepchenko
RUS P. Kudermetova vs ARG N. Podoroska (2)
by ti-amie Monday October 28 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM
UKR Y. Starodubtseva vs NED A. Rus (6)
Upcoming
NED A. Hartono/IND P. Thombare vs ITA A. Moratelli/CZE A. Siskova (3)
Upcoming
CZE M. Bouzkova (1) vs PHI A. Eala
Court 1
Starts at 12:00 AM
GER T. Korpatsch vs HUN A. Bondar
Upcoming
CRO P. Martic vs RUS K. Rakhimova (5)
Upcoming
ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro (4) vs KAZ Z. Diyas
Upcoming
HUN A. Bondar/BEL K. Zimmermann vs CHN J. Wang/CHN W. Zheng
Court 2
Starts at 12:00 AM
CZE L. Fruhvirtova vs LIE K. Von Deichmann
Upcoming
RUS E. Pridankina vs GER E. Seidel
Upcoming
JPN M. Hontama/GER T. Korpatsch vs CHN X. Jiang/TPE F. Wu (2)
by ti-amie Monday October 28 Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM
AUS P. Hon vs HKG E. Chong
Followed By
CHN X. Wang vs USA H. Inoue
Followed By
CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs ROU S. Halep
Followed By
FRA J. Ponchet vs CHN X. Wang (4)
Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM
JPN S. Saito vs USA B. Pera (9)
Followed By
RUS M. Gasparyan vs CHN H. Shi
Followed By
CHN X. Gao/KOR S. Jang vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls (2)
Court 2
Starts at 2:00 AM
TPE E. Liang/TPE C. Tsao vs NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya (3)
Followed By
CZE A. Detiuc/USA S. Santamaria vs CHN Y. Ma/CAN C. Zhao
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ti-amie Yuan defeats Halep in straight sets in Hong Kong first round
No.6 seed Yuan Yue came from 3-0 down in the second set to defeat wild card Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hour and 22 minutes in the first round of the Hong Kong Tennis Open.
Yuan fired 22 winners and committed only 12 unforced errors as she overpowered the 33-year-old former World No.1, rattling off the last six games in a row to set up a second-round meeting with either Nao Hibino or lucky loser Lu Jia-Jing. In her on-court interview afterwards, she admitted that she had been "nervous" ahead of the match, but reminded herself that she had to "keep going to play to win this."
Halep made her return from a doping suspension of nine months -- reduced from an original four years -- in Miami in March, losing to Paula Badosa in the first round. However, a left knee injury forced her to retire against McCartney Kessler in the first round of the Paris WTA 125 event in May and sidelined her for another four months.
Four weeks ago, Halep notched her first match win since 2022 in the Hong Kong WTA 125 tournament in three sets against Arina Rodionova before falling 6-2, 6-1 to Anna Blinkova in the second round. On the same courts for this week's WTA 250 event, playing her fourth tournament and fifth match of the year, she was unable to replicate the result against No.45-ranked Yuan.
Halep was intermittently able to out-manoeuvre the Chinese 26-year-old, who claimed her first Hologic WTA Tour title in Austin this year. But by and large, Yuan was able to hit through Halep's defenses, using heavy forehands to pull the Romanian wide off court and creating the open space.
Halep's own rust also showed in 19 unforced errors, which outweighed her 17 winners. Despite Yuan's brief dip in form at the start of the second set, once she found her groove she rolled to victory. During the six-game streak with which she wrapped up the match, Yuan did not face game point.
Halep takes positives, uncertain about 2025 schedule: Afterwards, Halep said that the bright side of her defeat was in her improvement.
"Was not bad at all, but the opponent was playing really well and she had confidence," she said. "I would say I'm not happy with the way I played, but it's much better than previous matches so I'm just taking the positives. Body is tired, but it's normal because I had such a long break. It's better than last time, so I take it as a positive."
Looking ahead, Halep was unsure of her 2025 schedule, but had a firm goal for the off-season.
"[The schedule] depends on wild cards, doesn't depend on me," she said. "About the off-season, I just want to woork (sic) harder than I did these few weeks, because
I really need a stronger body to perform at this level."
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4157664/ ... irst-round
by JTContinental She might be able to claw her way back into the top 100, but I don't think she'll contend for titles.
by ti-amie Tuesday October 29 Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM
JPN A. Ito vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
Followed By
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs JPN K. Okamura
Followed By
JPN M. Yamaguchi vs USA S. Kenin
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs GBR H. Watson
Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM
CHN X. Gao vs NED S. Lamens
Followed By
HKG H. Wong vs ESP C. Bucsa (8)
Followed By
ROU A. Bogdan vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
HKG J. Leong/HKG M. Ng vs RUS M. Gasparyan/RUS T. Prozorova
Court 2
Starts at 2:00 AM
JPN N. Hibino vs CHN J. Lu
Followed By
FRA V. Gracheva (7) vs RUS T. Prozorova
Followed By
KOR S. Jang vs RUS A. Zakharova
Followed By
JPN A. Ito/JPN K. Okamura vs UKR M. Kolb/UKR N. Kolb
by ti-amie Tuesday October 28 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM
CRO J. Fett vs CHN S. Zheng
Followed By
CHN W. Zheng vs ITA M. Trevisan
Followed By
JPN M. Hontama vs CHN S. Wei
Followed By
CHN S. Zhang vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
Court 1
Starts at 12:00 AM
CHN F. Liu vs CHN X. Yao
Followed By
ITA L . Bronzetti (7) vs THA M. Sawangkaew
Followed By
GER L. Siegemund vs JPN M. Uchijima (3)
Court 2
Starts at 12:00 AM
CHN X. You vs SUI V. Golubic
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar vs NED A. Hartono
Followed By
RUS E. Pridankina/RUS E. Yashina vs KAZ Z. Kulambayeva/THA P. Plipuech
Followed By
GBR E. Appleton/CHN Q. Tang vs RUS S. Lansere/RUS K. Rakhimova
by ti-amie Tuesday October 29 Order of Play Mérida
Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM
GER J. Niemeier (4) vs ITA L. Stefanini
Followed By
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs MEX A. Sanchez
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs USA A. Urhobo
Followed By
RUS P. Kudermetova vs ARG N. Podoroska (2)
Cancha 1
Starts at 3:00 PM
SLO T. Zidansek vs USA V. Lepchenko
Followed By
TUR Z. Sonmez vs ARG M. Carle (6)
Followed By
UKR L. Tsurenko vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
Followed By
AUS M. Joint vs CAN M. Stakusic
Cancha 2
Starts at 4:00 PM
USA S. Chang/JPN H. Kuwata vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic
by ti-amie Wednesday October 30 Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM
CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs JPN N. Hibino
Followed By
CHN X. Wang vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
Followed By
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs AUS P. Hon
Followed By
HKG E. Chong/HKG H. Wong vs JPN N. Hibino/FRA J. Ponchet
Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM
CHN H. Shi vs USA B. Pera (9)
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/JPN M. Kato (1) vs TPE I. Cho/TPE Y. Cho
Followed By
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs CHN X. Wang/CHN Y. Xu
by ti-amie Wednesday October 30 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM
CZE M. Bouzkova (1) vs CHN X. Yao
Followed By
RUS E. Pridankina vs RUS K. Rakhimova (5)
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs ESP Y. Cavalle-Reimers/NED A. Rus
Followed By
THA M. Sawangkaew vs CHN S. Zheng
Court 1
Starts at 12:00 AM
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs GBR S. Murray Sharan/GBR E. Silva
Followed By
GER T. Korpatsch vs TBD
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar/BEL K. Zimmermann vs CHN X. Jiang/TPE F. Wu (2)
Followed By
CHN S. Feng/CHN M. Wang vs CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima
by ti-amie Thursday October 31 Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM
NED S. Lamens vs ESP C. Bucsa (8)
Followed By
USA S. Kenin vs FRA J. Ponchet
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs AUS K. Birrell
Followed By
RUS M. Gasparyan/RUS T. Prozorova vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls (2)
Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM
FRA V. Gracheva (7) vs RUS A. Zakharova
Followed By
UKR M. Kolb/UKR N. Kolb vs NOR U. Eikeri/JPNM. Ninomiya (3)
Followed By
ESP C. Bucsa/JPN M. Kato (1) vs CZE A. Detiuc/USA S. Santamaria
by ti-amie Thursday October 31 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM
ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro (4) vs SUI V. Golubic
Followed By
CZE L. Fruhvirtova vs NED A. Rus (6)
Followed By
CHN S. Wei vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
Followed By
HUN A. Bondar vs ITA M. Trevisan
Court 1
Starts at 1:00 AM
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs RUS S. Lansere/RUS K. Rakhimova
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs RUS E. Pridankina/RUS E. Yashina
Followed By
CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima vs NED A. Hartono/IND P. Thombare
by ti-amie Thursday October 31 Order of Play Mérida
Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM
SRB N. Stojanovic vs CAN M. Stakusic
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska
Followed By
ITA L. Stefanini vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo
Followed By
RUS A. Korneeva vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
Cancha 1
Starts at 4:00 PM
USA V. Lepchenko vs RUS P. Kudermetova
Followed By
BEL M. Kempen/BEL L. Salden vs USA J. Aney/USA C. Corley (2)
Followed By
ARG M. Carle/NED E. Vedder (4) vs USA V. Lepchenko/USA E. Mandlik
Followed By
USA Q. Gleason/BRA I. Martins (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic
by JTContinental Kenin riding a 7-1 hot streak
by ti-amie Friday Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 2:00 AM
CHN Y. Yuan (6) vs USA S. Kenin
Followed By
RUS A. Zakharova vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
Followed By
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs NED S. Lamens
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (3) vs USA B. Pera (9)
Court 1
Starts at 4:00 AM
NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya (3) vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls (2)
Followed By
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs JPN N. Hibino/FRA J. Ponchet
by ti-amie Friday November 1 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 12:00 AM
SUI V. Golubic vs NED A. Rus (6)
Followed By
ITA M. Trevisan vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
Followed By
CZE M. Bouzkova (1) vs RUS K. Rakhimova (5)
Followed By
THA M. Sawangkaew vs GER L. Siegemund
Court 1
Starts at 2:00 AM
CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima vs HUN A. Bondar/BEL K. Zimmermann
by ptmcmahon For fun this week I tried getting AI to pick Merida (since I figured I also had no clue.) After 3-4 prompts to pick from this year's list of players, it went with Lepchenko and I went with Zarazua. I asked tonight how it felt about the pick:
"Considering the tournament's progression, I'd say my prediction didn't quite pan out. Renata Zarazúa, your pick, had a strong run.In hindsight, the actual winner, Kim Clijsters, was a strong contender, and I should have taken her experience and skillset into account."
by ponchi101 But you have to admit that the AI's syntax and verbosity is impeccable.
Good for Clijsters!
by ti-amie Friday November 1 Order of Play
Estadio Akron
Starts at 4:00 PM
USA A. Li vs SUI J. Teichmann
Followed By
MEX R. Zarazua (1) vs TUR Z. Sonmez
Followed By
SRB N. Stojanovic vs RUS P. Kudermetova
Followed By
ESP S. Sorribes Tormo vs TBD
Cancha 1
Starts at 3:00 PM
RUS A. Korneeva vs RUS A. Blinkova (5)
Followed By
ARG M. Carle/NED E. Vedder (4) vs USA V. Lepchenko/USA E. Mandlik
Followed By
USA Q. Gleason/BRA I. Martins (1) vs POL M. Chwalinska/CRO A. Ruzic
Followed By
Suspended
Round of 16
COL M. Perez Garcia/USA C. Rosca vs RUS A. Tikhonova/MEX R. Zarazua (3)
1 - -
1 - -
Followed By
RUS M. Kononova/RUS M. Kozyreva vs TBD
Cancha 2
Starts at 3:00 PM
BEL M. Kempen/BEL L. Salden vs USA J. Aney/USA C. Corley (2)
by
ti-amie I'm getting a 403 error from the WTA website.
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by ti-amie Sunday November 3 Order of Play Hong Kong
Centre Court
Starts at 1:30 AM
Final
JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi (4) vs NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya (3)
Followed By
Final
RUS D. Shnaider (1) vs GBR K. Boulter (2)
by ti-amie Sunday November 3 Order of Play Jiangxi
Center Court
Starts at 1:00 AM
Final
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar (4) vs CHN H. Guo/JPN M. Uchijima
Upcoming
Final
SUI V. Golubic vs SVK R. Sramkova (2)
by ashkor87 looking out for Korneeva - a junior champ..who may do well at the main draw level - beat SST easily just now - a very crafty pro whom teenagers find tough..so good result for Korneeva.. she has been a bit overshadowed by Andreeva but she was her peer in the juniors
by mick1303 I can't think of any other player having so many titles on her 2nd year on tour. The closest analogy is Serena in 1999. She won 6 titles (slam + 2 tier I). But Serena started in 1997. If we'll put a qualifier 2nd FULL year on tour, then of course Shnaider's 4 small titles (one 500 + three 250) are looking modest. But if we exclude Goddesses (Serena), then I do not see a valid comparison. Who did I miss?
by ashkor87 Sorry, whom are you talking about?
by
mick1303 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:21 am
Sorry, whom are you talking about?
Diana Shnaider
by ashkor87 Ah, yes, I agree .very promising
by
ponchi101 mick1303 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:33 am
I can't think of any other player having so many titles on her 2nd year on tour. The closest analogy is Serena in 1999. She won 6 titles (slam + 2 tier I). But Serena started in 1997. If we'll put a qualifier 2nd FULL year on tour, then of course Shnaider's 4 small titles (one 500 + three 250) are looking modest. But if we exclude Goddesses (Serena), then I do not see a valid comparison. Who did I miss?
I think she is a bit older than the likes of Steffi, Hingis or Seles, who started so young that they really could not win at that age.
But the overall gist of what you are saying is correct. She is doing what good players do. She beats lower ranked opponents when she should.
Look at Navarro. Ranked higher, but she went to a 125 and was unable to capture it. Shnaider may have a lower rank, but seems consistent in her level of play.
by ti-amie Today's finals at Mérida:
Estadio Akron
USA Q. Gleason/BRA I. Martins (1) vs BEL M. Kempen/BEL L. Salden
Followed By
TUR Z. Sonmez vs USA A. Li
by ashkor87 great performance from Sonmez - first time I am hearing of her - beat Korneeva and li comfortably.. what else can she do? she can put Turkey on the tennis map, perhaps
by
patrick ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 4:08 am
Surprised that there is no emergency podcast on Tennis With An Accent as one of their contributors used to coach her.