China Open 2017, Beijing, China, WTA Premier

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DATE: Sep 30 - Oct 8, 2017
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $6,381,679
FIELD SIZE: 64
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Agnieszka Radwanska

Seeds:

1. MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
2. HALEP, Simona
3. SVITOLINA, Elina
4. PLISKOVA, Karolina
5. WOZNIACKI, Caroline
6. KONTA, Johanna
7. KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana
8. CIBULKOVA, Dominika
9. OSTAPENKO, Jelena
10. KERBER, Angelique
11. RADWANSKA, Agnieszka
12. KVITOVA, Petra
13. MLADENOVIC, Kristina
14. VANDEWEGHE, CoCo
15. STEPHENS, Sloane
16. SEVASTOVA, Anastasija

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The Tournament:

A combined ATP-WTA event, the China Open is the biggest tournament on the Asian leg of the WTA calendar and the fourth and last Premier Mandatory stop of the season.

The tournament, which launched as a Tier II event in 2004 and was upgraded to Premier status in 2009, is staged in Beijing Olympic Park at the China National Tennis Center. The facility - constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics - expanded to 11 courts featuring a new 15,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof in 2011. It utilizes space-age air-cooling technology. In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside the United States to implement Hawk-Eye electronic line calling.

About City

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and, with 21+ million inhabitants, is world's most populous capital city. (And second most in China, after Shanghai.) Beijing has 3 millennia of history, richly demonstrated in some of it's most famous attractions: the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, amongst others, and the Beijing Opera. The Great Wall is accessible in the mountains a short drive to the north. At the same time, it has embraced the 21st Century in it's architecture, and the West, as it now has Starbucks, Planet Hollywood, for better or worse. And also for the worse is Beijing's air quality, which is often dreadful and noxious. Shopping is a major tourist attraction. The old district is Wangfujing Street, and the modern option is Taikoo Li Sanlitun.

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@Hoergren - Can't see Maria Sakkari in the main draw but he was originally in the Qualifiers to play Kristie Ahn. Ahn ended up playing somebody else, so I'm guessing she must have withdrawn due to her Wuhan commitment?
 

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Results from the China Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Saturday

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Lauren Davis (U.S.) 6-1 6-1
2-Simona Halep (Romania) beat Alison Riske (U.S.) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 7-6(4) 6-1
Daria Gavrilova (Australia) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 7-5 7-5
12-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-3 7-5
10-Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Naomi Osaka (Japan) 6-2 7-5
 

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@Hoergren - Can't see Maria Sakkari in the main draw but he was originally in the Qualifiers to play Kristie Ahn. Ahn ended up playing somebody else, so I'm guessing she must have withdrawn due to her Wuhan commitment?

Normally the semifinalist in Wuhan get a bye in Beijing but this time only 3 of them got one. I think it's because Sakkari was a qualifier. Playing again qualifying i Beijing was too much I guess. She's shown a new flag in womens tennis and we'll see much more of Sakkari next season. That's what I like about the WTA tour this year. Surprising results, new hard hitting players, intelligent players, players not fearing the big shots, and a field where most players or at least a lot of players can beat the top seeds, and that gives ar more interesting WTA tour. That Caroline was one of the victims - well that's tennis. She's qualified for the WTA finals btw.
 
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Masha wins the evening match.

Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 16-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(7)

 

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Sharapova was lucky to get out of that. Sloppy decider where she was up 5-2 w/ 2 breaks and ended up saving a MP in the TB.
 

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Women's Order of Play for Sunday, October 1

NATIONAL TENNIS STADIUM
Starts At 12:30 pm
Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Followed By
Qiang Wang (CHN) vs Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Followed By
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

Not Before 7:30 pm
Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs Lin Zhu (CHN)

Followed By
Johanna Konta (GBR) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU)

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LOTUS COURT
Starts At 12:30 pm
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) vs Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Followed By
Carina Witthoeft (GER) vs Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

Followed By
Yafan Wang (CHN) vs Alizé Cornet (FRA)

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MOON COURT
Starts At 12:30 pm
Katerina Siniakova (CZE) vs Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Followed By
Jennifer Brady (USA) vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)

Followed By
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)

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BRAD DREWETT
Starts At 12:30 pm
ATP Match

Followed By
ATP Match

Followed By
Andrea Petkovic (GER) vs Kiki Bertens (NED)

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COURT 3
Starts At 12:30 pm
Madison Brengle (USA) vs Julia Goerges (GER)
 

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If you kind of wonder why the numbers in Caroline match looked like this 61 67 61 - it's because she had a problem with her bloodsugar in the last part of 1st set. Piotr came in the break and suggested a "cure" with a banana, chokolate and an ice towel. She felt a bit like she was going to faint, she said, but luckily she got back to her good play from first set. She was seen by a doctor after the match and Patrik Wozniacki said afterwards that she's okay and ready to play tomorrow - phew.
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I think it is worth noting that the prize money for the women's side, in the co-ed event is $6,381,672. Yes, it is a Premier event, and the men's is "only" a 500, but the prize money for the men is more than $2 Million less. $4,280,219. Just saying.
 

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Results from the China Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday
Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat 6-Johanna Konta (Britain) 6-1 6-2
3-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Zhu Lin (China) 6-3 6-2
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat 7-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-7(2) 7-5 6-1
Alize Cornet (France) beat Wang Yafan (China) 6-3 7-5
Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Madison Brengle (U.S.) 6-4 6-3
Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-4 6-0
4-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) 6-3 6-4
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Jennifer Brady (U.S.) 6-3 6-3
11-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Carina Witthoeft (Germany) 7-5 6-3
5-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Wang Qiang (China) 6-1 6-7(4) 6-1
Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 6-4 6-3
Zhang Shuai (China) beat Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 6-4 6-4
Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-2


Konta and Kuz the highest profile casualties. Another first round exit for Genie.
 

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was todays opponent to Caroline Wozniacki and again the #7 is involved. In Tokyo they met in their 7th meeting on the 7th day in Carolines 7th final. Today Wozniacki won her 7th victory over Pavlyuchenkova - don't tell me I'm superstitious but it helps!! Nice outfit btw.
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@tossip: You're links get mashed up with your comments. Please try again.
 

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Elise Mertens (Belgium) beat 8-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 7-6(4) 6-1
Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 5-7 6-4 6-2
Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic) beat 1-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 6-1 2-0 (Muguruza retired)
14-CoCo Vandeweghe (U.S.) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-2 6-2
Christina McHale (U.S.) beat 15-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-3 6-0
Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Magda Linette (Poland) 6-0 0-0 (Linette retired)
Peng Shuai (China) beat Shelby Rogers (U.S.) 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5

Results from the China Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Tuesday

12-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Daria Kasatkina (Russia) beat Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) 6-4 7-5
Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Duan Yingying (China) 6-3 6-2
 

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Looks like Czech ladies make an impact finally. Kvitova, Strycova and hopefully Pliskova too in the round of 16.