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Teenager Coco Gauff reaches first WTA final in Linz
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Saturday, 12 October 2019 07:26
Coco Gauff is through to her maiden WTA final as the teenager defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-4 6-4 in the semi-final of the Linz Open.The 15-year-old becomes the youngest female to reach a final since Czech player Nicole Vaidisova in 2004.But she only got into the event as a lucky loser after an injury to former Wimbledon winner Angelique…
GB's Watson into first WTA final since 2016
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Saturday, 12 October 2019 01:28
British number two Heather Watson has reached her first WTA final for three years by beating Veronika Kudermetova in the Tianjin Open semi-finals.Watson, 27, beat Kudermetova of Russia - ranked 80 places above her - 6-1 6-4 in China.The world number 125 will face Sweden's Rebecca Peterson, ranked 59th, in Sunday's final - her first since the Monterrey Open in…
Gauff, 15, reaches first WTA semi-final
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Friday, 11 October 2019 08:59
Coco Gauff has reached the semi-finals of a WTA Tour event for the first time as her run continued at the Linz Open. The American, 15, beat top seed and world number eight Kiki Bertens, of the Netherlands, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 in Austria.It was Gauff's first win over a top-10 player, at an event in which she only came into…
Evans to work with Edmund's former coach
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Friday, 11 October 2019 04:26
Dan Evans has returned to former coach Mark Hilton - three weeks after Hilton stopped working with Kyle Edmund.Evans, who will replace Edmund as the British number one on Monday, has been searching for a coach since August.Hilton will join Evans on a trial basis at next week's Stockholm Open, and then the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel. "Obviously, the…
Watson into first WTA Tour semi-final in 13 months
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Friday, 11 October 2019 06:53
British number two Heather Watson reached a WTA semi-final for the first time since September 2018 with victory over Magda Linette at the Tianjin Open.Watson, 27, saved four match points to beat Polish world number 42 Linette 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) in three hours and two minutes.She last reached a WTA semi-final in Quebec 13 months ago. "I'm so…
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