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Thursday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Zhang sets up Osaka QF, Sabalenka’s extraordinary run continues

Thursday saw the completion of third round matches at the 2018 China Open. It was quite an eventful day with many gasps when catching up with the results! It’s been a busy day but I have belatedly managed to catch up with some of the matches so wanted to write a post. There’s also a…

October 4, 2018 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Tuesday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Sabalenka beats Muguruza in captivating contest

Tuesday’s schedule was headlined by the first match in the night session between Garbiñe Muguruza and Aryna Sabalenka. I love it when a hotly anticipated match lives up to expectation! Wednesday’s schedule is pretty light with the conclusion of the second round and two of the third rounders. The draw has held up better so…

October 2, 2018 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Monday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Muguruza vs. Sabalenka blockbuster all set, Buzarnescu back

The first round of the 2018 China Open is in the books and the second round is also underway. I’m getting more into this tournament as it doesn’t feel so rushed. Monday was a pretty standard day with the only upset the loss of the number 13 seed, Elise Mertens to home favourite, Zhang Shuai.…

October 1, 2018 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Sunday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Stephens-Pavs drama, Garcia survives early scare

Sunday’s action in Beijing saw the continuation of the first round with the first night match between Sloane Stephens and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova bringing the drama. Aside from the retirements of two seeds, it was a mostly routine day for the seeds. The first round continues again on Monday along with the start of the second…

September 30, 2018 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Saturday’s Set Points, WTA Wuhan, Beijing: Sabalenka soars with second title of 2018

It’s changeover day as Wuhan has wrapped up and the fourth and final Premier Mandatory tournament in Beijing has already started. I’ve watched bits of Wuhan but haven’t felt motivated to write this week. It’s been another long tennis year and I am definitely feeling end-of-season vibes. I’ve changed roles at work so everything is…

September 29, 2018 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA, Wuhan.

Sunday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Caroline Garcia completes the Wuhan-Beijing double

Winning her two biggest titles to date and eleven matches in a row, Caroline Garcia has had a damn good fortnight! The Frenchwoman defeated soon-to-be crowned world number one, Simona Halep in Sunday’s Beijing final. Garcia won, 6-4 7-6(3) in one hour and 52 minutes. Garcia once again demonstrated her mental fortitude in a marathon…

October 8, 2017 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Saturday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: A new world number one – Congrats, Simona Halep!

For the third time in four months we have a brand new world number one! Simona Halep has been one match away from achieving this feat on four previous occasions this year, most recently in the Cincy final against Garbiñe Muguruza. Avenging the French Open final loss to Jelena Ostapenko, Halep won 6-2 6-4 in…

October 7, 2017 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Friday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: French Open final rematch, Halep vs. Ostapenko in the SFs

Quarter-finals action at the 2017 China Open began with a rematch from last week between Simona Halep and Daria Kasatkina. In a complete reverse of the scoreline from Wuhan, it was Halep who prevailed, 6-2 6-1 in 69 minutes. Halep was ultimately rewarded for being the more positive of the pair with not only sustained…

October 6, 2017 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Thursday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Peak Petra strikes, Cirstea’s best win since 2013

The remainder of third round matches were played at the China Open in Beijing on Thursday with the first match of the day yielding another upset. Sorana Cirstea recovered from 2-5 down in the second set and saved four set points to beat the number four seed, Karolina Pliskova in straights, 6-1 7-5. This was not…

October 5, 2017 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

Wednesday’s Set Points, WTA Beijing: Eighth time’s the charm, Halep defeats Sharapova

From a slate of awesome third round matches, two were played on Wednesday’s schedule at the China Open in Beijing. The most anticipated match of the day was a US Open rematch between Simona Halep and Maria Sharapova. Five weeks ago, Sharapova won a three set thriller, 6-4 4-6 6-3. This time round, it was…

October 4, 2017 in Beijing, Set Points, WTA.

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