2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
QFs
Thursday 2nd October,

C.Gauff (2) vs E.Lys First meeting

J.Paolini (6) vs A.Anisimova Amanda leads their only meeting that was back in 2021 on clay in Parma

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff d Eva Lys 63 64
Coco reaches her 3rd consecutive Beijing SF
10th consecutive win in Beijing
14 wins, 1 loss at this event throughout her career
This is her first time reaching a SF since winning Roland Garros this year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In a match that nearly lasted 3 hours, Anisimova down a set, fought back to defeat Paolini 67(4) 63 64.
Anisimova will face Coco Gauff in the SF in Beijing

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
QFs
Friday 3rd October,

L.Noskova (26) vs S.Kartal Noskova leads their H2H 1-0

J.Pegula (5) vs E.Navarro (16) Pegula leads their H2H 2-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Anisimova and Keys qualify for WTA Finals

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Linda Noskova defeats Sonay Kartal in straight sets 63 64 to make the final four in Beijing

 

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Jess Pegula d Emma Navarro 67(2) 62 61 in the 2nd QF in Beijing

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
SFs,
Saturday 4th October,

C.Gauff (2) vs A.Anisimova (3) Their H2H is 1 all

J.Pegula (5) vs L.Noskova (26) Their H2H is 1 all

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Zheng has withdrawn from Wuhan ( elbow)
Keys is also not in Wuhan either, so 2 of the Top Ten will miss.
The draw for Wuhan will be announced on Saturday 4th October at 4pm local time
32 seeds have a bye for the 1st round.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Totally dominant 1st set from Anisimova 6-1 in the SF against Gauff
1 set away from the Beijing final
Amanda Anisimova d Coco Gauff 61 62, and is the first player through to the final in Beijing, with a dominant performance, Coco did have issues with her FH and serve which didnt help her cause at all in this match.
This is Amanda's 2nd WTA1000 final in 2025.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Linda Noskova fought off 3 MPs in the 12th game of the decider to win 63 16 76(6) over 5th seed Jess Pegula. Linda will play for her first title of the season against Anisimova in the final on Sunday in Beijing.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA100 Beijing,
Sunday 5th October,

Doubles Final,
Errani/Paolini (2) vs Kato/Stollar

Ladies Singles Final,
A.Anisimova (3) vs L.Noskova (26) Their H2H is 1 all.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the doubles final at WTA1000 Beijing, Errani/Paolini (2) became the first doubles player to defend their title coming back from a set down 67(1) 63 10-2
to deafet Stollar/Kato
This is their 3rd WTA1000 title of the season, adding to wins in Doha and Rome.Its their 4th title overall in 2025.

Amanda Anisimova defeated Linda Noskova 60 26 62 to win her first WTA1000 Beijing title, holding off a spirited comeback from Linda after a dominant opening set.
It is Amanda's 2nd title of the season both at WTA1000 level, and the 4th title of her career.
Making the final Noskova will climb to a career best of No 17 in the world.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan
Main draw begins on Monday October 6th - till Sunday October 12th. This is the final WTA1000 tournament of the season.
The Top 8 seeds will receive byes into 2nd round.
Defending champion is No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka
Withdrawals,
Zheng ( elbow) Keys, Kastakina, Krejcikova, Svitolina, Vondrousova
Wild cards,
Osorio, Vekic, Yuan Yue, Zhang Shuai
PR Cirstea, Zhu Lin



I have done projected QFs for the seeds,

Sabalenka (1) vs Rybakina (8)
Anisimova (4) vs Pegula (6)
Gauff (30 vs Andreeva (5)
Swiatek (2) vs Paolini (7)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top Ten, Monday 6th October

1. Sabalenka 11,010
2. Swiatek 8,553
3. Gauff 7,263
4. Anisimova 5,989
5. Andreeva 4,698
6. Pegula 4,654 (+1)
7. Keys 4,459 (-1)
8. Paolini 4,156
9. Rybakina 3,833 (+1)
10. Zheng 3,678 (-1)

New Career Highs On WTA Top 100 after Beijing,
17. Noskova
35. Joint
38. Boisson
45. Lys
49. Arango
54. Eala
86. Seidel
95. Hon ( top 100 on debut)
98. Waltert ( top 100 on debut)
99. Tjen ( top 100 on debut)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Race to the WTA Finals, Monday 6th October,

1. Sabalenka 9,620 Q
2. Swiatek 8,163 Q
3. Anisimova 5,917 (+1) Q
4. Gauff 5,584 (-1)
5. Pegula 4,598 (+1)
6. Keys 4,450 (-1) Q as Slam champion
7. Andreeva 4,319
8. Rybakina 3,806

9. Paolini 3,751
10.Alexandrova 3,136

 

[Hoergren]

Finally is her matchplay working - Tauson won her first match in Wuhan over Danilovic

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Daria Kasatkina has decided to close down her 2025 season, Daria has had a up and down season, not her best, feels she has 'hit a wall' mentally and physically and needs to reset both mentally and physically for the 2026 season

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan,

Anisimova has withdrawn ( left calf injury), replaced by LL Jovic,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan,
Matches Tuesday 7th October,

Osaka (11) vs Fernandez
Navarro (14) vs S.Zhang
Swaitek (2) vs Bouzkova
Andreeva (5) vs Siegemund
Muchova (12) vs Kostyuk

Other seeded players in action
Samsonova (16) Bencic (13)