Tennis – Results Round-Up
2018 WTA Finals Singapore Day 1
Daily Wrap and Results
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RESULTS – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018:
Singles
[6] Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. [4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 63 63
Click here to listen to Svitolina discuss her performance.
[7] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 62 64
Click here to listen to Pliskova discuss her performance.
ADVANCEMENT SCENARIOS FOR TUESDAY (WHITE GROUP):
· If Svitolina and Kvitova win, Svitolina qualifies as group winner, Wozniacki is eliminated (Kvitova and Pliskova would play for the No. 2 spot on Thursday)
· If Svitolina wins in straight sets and Wozniacki wins in three sets, Svitolina qualifies (position tbd)
· If Pliskova and Wozniacki win, Pliskova qualifies as group winner, Kvitova is eliminated (Wozniacki and Svitolina play for the No. 2 spot on Thursday)
· If Pliskova wins in straight sets and Kvitova wins in three sets, Pliskova qualifies (position tbd)
· Any other combination of results will mean qualification comes down to Thursday’s matches
QUOTES OF THE DAY:
Svitolina: “It’s normal to have nerves in this kind of tournament. But you have to just take one point at a time and play here your best.”
Pliskova: “You always feel better by coming on the court having a lot of matches in the last few weeks. So I feel like that’s important, but not only with me but I think with everybody.”
ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
Start 7:30pm SGT
[3] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [5] Sloane Stephens (USA)
Followed by
[1] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [8] Kiki Bertens (NED)
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
October 15-20, 2018
Luxembourg
$250,000
Singles – Final
[1] J. Goerges (GER) d [Q] B. Bencic (SUI) 64 75
Doubles – Final
[WC] G. Minnen (BEL) / A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) d V. Lapko (BLR) / M. Minella (LUX) 76(3) 62
Singles – Final
[1] K. Edmund (GBR) d [6] G. Monfils (FRA) 36 76(2) 76(4)
Doubles – Final
[2] N. Mahut (FRA) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d M. Demoliner (BRA) / S. Gonzalez (MEX) 64 75
Kyle Edmund captured his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday in dramatic fashion, defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4) to win the European Open in Antwerp.
If there was any doubt that the moment meant a lot to the British No. 1, Edmund broke down into tears as he walked over to celebrate with his team after crushing a forehand winner down the line to clinch his victory. Monfils won four more points than Edmund in the championship match, but it was the 23-year-old who came away with the victory.
“I’m obviously very happy. A lot of hard work goes into this. So it’s just emotional,” Edmund said. “You always remember this one. Gael made me work for it today, that’s for sure, so credit to him. I’m just so happy.”
| Singles – Final [3] [WC] K. Khachanov (RUS) d A. Mannarino (FRA) 62 62Doubles – Final [2] A. Krajicek (USA) / R. Ram (USA) d [3] M. Mirnyi (BLR) / P. Oswald (AUT) 76(4) 64 Karen Khachanov ended a nine-year title drought for Russian players at the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow, cruising past Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to capture his third ATP World Tour title. It is the 22-year-old’s second tour-level victory of the season, as he also triumphed at Marseille in February. Khachanov will overtake the player he beat in the Moscow semi-finals, Daniil Medvedev, as the No. 1 Russian in the ATP Rankings on Monday. “[Winning in Russia] was one of the dreams I had when I was a kid,” said Khachanov. “Coming here [as a kid] I was asking top Russian players for autographs and dreaming one day to become a champion here. Today is the day and I am really happy. These are memories I will always keep in my head.”
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