Kvitova triumphs in Sydney
Print Edition
WIMBLEDON champion Petra Kvitova beat her Czech Fed Cup teammate Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to win the Sydney International women’s singles title yesterday.
In the men’s semifinals, Viktor Troicki of Serbia and Mikhail Kukushkin advanced to tomorrow’s final. Troicki beat Gilles Muller 6-2, 6-4 and Kukushkin defeated Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-4, 6-4.
Alexandr Dolgopolov retired injured from the Kooyong exhibition tournament in Melbourne with a right-knee injury, handing Spain’s Fernando Verdasco the title and placing the Ukrainian player’s Australian Open appearance in doubt.
Dolgopolov, seeded 21st at the Australian Open that begins on Monday, lost the opening set 7-6 (3) before calling for medical staff because of the injury, and saying he could not continue.
The 26-year-old Dolgopolov said the injury felt the same as the one he sustained in July playing in Hamburg, Germany, which required surgery and 10 weeks off the tour.
In a final round-robin match at Kooyong, Richard Gasquet of France beat Kei Nishikori of Japan 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).
Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely beat South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 7-6 (4) yesterday to reach the final of the Heineken Open at Auckland, New Zealand. Vesely will face France’s Adrian Mannarino in today’s final.
Mannarino beat compatriot Lucas Pouille 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
In the WTA event at Hobart, England’s Heather Watson advanced to the final with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Alison Riske of the United States.
She’ll play American Madison Brengle, who beat Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
