2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 China Open, Beijing
Friday 24th September.

Top seeds begin their competition,

C. Gauff (2) and defending champion vs K.Rahkimova
E.Rybakina (8) vs C.McNally
J.Paolini (6) vs A.Sevastova
A.Anisimova (3) vs K.Boulter
E.Alexandrova (9) vs B.Krejcikova
K. Muchova (13) Finalist 2024 vs S.Cirstea.

Other seeded players in action,
Bencic (15), Fernandez (25), Badosa (18), Jovic (32), Mertens (20), Kenin (27), Linette (33), Vudermetova (24) Ostapenko (22).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Flavia Pennetta will carry the flame at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 China Open,
Seeds that lost Friday 26th September,

Linette No 33
Jovic No 32
Ostapenko No 22
Alexandrova (9)
Mertens (20)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 China Open, Beijing,
Matches, Saturday 27th September,

M.Andreeva (4) vs L.Zhu
I.Swiatek (1) vs Y.Yuan
Q. Zheng (7) vs E.Arango
J.Pegula (50 vs A.Tomljanovic
N.Osaka (12) vs A.Sasnovich
C.Tauson (10) vs Z.Sonmez

Other seeds in action,

Mboko (21), Noskpva (26), Kasatkina (14), Navarro (16), Samsonova (19), Kostyuk (23), Kalinskaya (28), Shnaider (17), Yastremska (29), Raducanu (30)

 

[Hoergren]

Well Clara you can't win in that way - really poor play with a few good points - brilliantly played by Sonmez

 

[Hoergren]

Another one bites the dust

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Seeds that lost on Saturday 27th September, WTA1000 Beijing,
Mboko No 21,
Yastremska (29)
Kalinskaya (28)
Samsonova (19)
Shnaider (17)
Tauson (10)
Kasatkina (14)
Osaka (12)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing, China
Sunday 28th September,

C.Gauff (2) vs L.Fernandez (25)
J.Paolini (6) vs S.Kenin (25)
A.Anisimova (3) vs S.Zhang
E.Rybakina (8) vs E.Lys
K.Muchova (13) vs P.Badosa (18)

Other seeds in action,
Bencic (15), Kudermetova (24)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Eva Lys gets the biggest win of her career, before today, she'd never beaten a Top 20 player, now she has her 1st Top 10 win, her return game was incredible
Lys d Rybakina (8) 63 16 64
1st WTA 1000 R16 in Beijing

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kessler wins via retirement over Krejcikova 16 75 3-0
Muchova (13) wins via retirement over Badosa 4-2

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Seeds that lost, Sunday 28th September,
No 8 Rybakina
Kudermetova No 24
Kenin No 27
Fernandez No 25
Badosa (18) retired in her match 4-2 against Muchova with a groin issue

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Matches, Monday 29th September,

M.Andreeva (4) vs J.Bouzas Maneiro
Q.Zheng (7) vs L.Noskova (26)
I.Swaitek (1) vs C.Osorio
J.Pegula (5) vs E.Raducanu (30)

Other seeds in action,
Navarro (16), Kostyuk (23)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Seeds that lost on Monday 29th September

Raducanu (30)
Zheng (7) retired ( elbow ) in her match against Noskova (26) 46 63 3-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Round of 16
Tuesday 30th September

Bencic (15) vs Gauff (2)
Muchova (13) vs Anisimova (3)
Paolini (6) vs Bouzkova
Lys vs Kessler

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff defending champion survives a tough contest defeating Bencic 46 76(4) 62
Coco's 9th consecutive win in Beijing
Coco's 3rd consecutive Beijing QF!
Note:.
Coco Gauff has now qualified for the WTA Finals for the 3rd consecutive year!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done to Eva Lys who progresses against Kessler 46 61 61 to reach the last 8 in a WTA1000 Beijing, for the 1st time !

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paula Badosa has ended her 2025 season after having to retire in her last match at the WTA1000 Beijing ( groin) she posted this news today on her instragram page.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Tuesday matches 30th September
Seeds that lost,
Bencic No 15
Muchova No 13

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Round of 16 matches,
Wednesday 1st October,

Swiatek (1) vs E.Navarro (16)
Pegula (5) vs Kostyuk (23)
Noskova (26) vs A.Potapova
Andreeva (4) vs Kartal.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Beijing
Wednesday 1st October,
Seeds that lost,

Emma Navarro played the match of her life taking out the top seed Swiatek, who at times could not find the court with her shots, Iga hit 70 UFE, that is Ostapenko's average at times Emma won in 3 sets 64 46 60
Sonay Kartal the young British player defeated Andreeva (4) in a tight 3 set match 75 26 75
Kostyuk (23) lost to Pegula 63 67(40 61