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May
Wang Qiang sails past Stephens to make finals of Emilia-Romagna open
China’s Wang Qiang reached the final of WTA 250, the Emilia-Romagna Open after preserving a perfect head-to-head record over Sloane Stephens. No.6 seed Wang came from 1-5 down in the second set and saved three set points against Sloane Stephens for a 6-2, 7-6(3). She captured three multi-deuce games, saving set points at 1-5, 2-5, and 4-5, to level at
22
Sep
Japan’s Nao Hibino stuns Sloane Stephens in Strasbourg
Japan’s Nao Hibino stunned No.8 seed Sloane Stephens in the first round of the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Monday by score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The Japanese World No.83 did not fare well in her first three events of the, but secured a well-earned first-round victory on the French clay against the former Roland Garros finalist in one hour and