WTA Premier - 2018 Sydney International

[Moxie]

DATE: 07-13 January, 2018
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $733,900
SINGLES DRAW: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Johanna Konta

 

[kskate2]

Sydney Draw

 

[kskate2]

Results from the Sydney Women's Singles Qualifying and Round 1 on Sunday

Ellen Perez (AUS ) def Kristina Mladenovic (FRA ) 6-4 4-2 RET
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) def Jelena Ostapenko (LAT ) 7-6(3) 6-1
Elena Vesnina (RUS ) def Lara Arruabarrena (ESP ) 6-2 6-2
Kristie Ahn (USA ) def Monica Puig (PUR ) 6-4 6-1
Catherine Bellis (USA ) def Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS ) 3-6 6-3 6-1
Camila Giorgi (ITA ) def Carina Witthoeft (GER ) 6-4 6-1
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR ) def Lara Arruabarrena (ESP ) 6-4 6-1

 

[kskate2]

Results from the Sydney Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Camila Giorgi (ITA ) def Sloane Stephens (USA ) 6-3 6-0
Ashleigh Barty (AUS ) def Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR ) 6-3 6-4
Angelique Kerber (GER ) def Lucie Safarova (CZE ) 6-7(3) 7-6(8) 6-2
Petra Kvitova (CZE ) def Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO ) 6-1 RET
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK ) def Anastasija Sevastova (LAT ) 6-3 6-1
Kiki Bertens (NED ) def Kristie Ahn (USA ) 6-2 6-4
Barbora Strycova (CZE ) def Daria Kasatkina (RUS ) 7-5 1-6 6-4
Catherine Bellis (USA ) def Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK ) 7-6(2) 6-0

 

[britbox]

Cibby getting her mojo back:

 

[britbox]

Tough first rounder for both players *repeat of last years final here: Aga takes out Konta.

 

[isabelle]

Kerber beat Williams

 

[Hoergren]

If this isn't "tanking" and I ask again WHY are they having a Premier event before AO with NO effect on the seeding - crazy - and Mugu will probably follow tomorrow.

 

[kskate2]

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

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL ) def Johanna Konta (GBR ) 6-3 7-5
Daria Gavrilova (AUS ) def Olivia Rogowska (AUS ) 6-4 1-6 7-5
Angelique Kerber (GER ) def Venus Williams (USA ) 5-7 6-3 6-1
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK ) def Elena Vesnina (RUS ) 6-4 6-4
Ashleigh Barty (AUS ) def Ellen Perez (AUS ) 7-6(4) 6-1
Samantha Stosur (AUS ) def Carina Witthoeft (GER ) 4-6 7-5 6-3
Barbora Strycova (CZE ) def Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) 6-4 6-1

 

[Hoergren]

Muguruza has withdrawn from Sydney and the winner of Stosur vs Gavrilova will go straight to the semi. I don't know - but it's the second time she's withdrawn in 2018 - how many times will she do it in 2018 (did 5 times in 2017)

 

[lomaha]

Muguruza has withdrawn from Sydney and the winner of Stosur vs Gavrilova will go straight to the semi. I don't know - but it's the second time she's withdrawn in 2018 - how many times will she do it in 2018 (did 5 times in 2017)

I guess that means she doesn't go to nr. 2 on the rankings..

 

[kskate2]

Results from the Sydney Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP ) def Kiki Bertens (NED ) 6-3 7-6(6)
Daria Gavrilova (AUS ) def Samantha Stosur (AUS ) 6-4 6-2
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL ) def Catherine Bellis (USA ) 7-6(4) 6-0
Camila Giorgi (ITA ) def Petra Kvitova (CZE ) 7-6(7) 6-2

 

[kskate2]

Results from the Sydney Women's Singles QF matches on Thursday

Ashleigh Barty (AUS ) def Barbora Strycova (CZE ) 6-3 6-2
Angelique Kerber (GER ) def Dominika Cibulkova (SVK ) 6-3 6-1
Camila Giorgi (ITA ) def Agnieszka Radwanska (POL ) 6-1 6-2