Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Guangzhou International Women’s Open yesterday by second seed Alize Cornet.
The Taiwanese world No. 171 went toe-to-toe with the 22nd-ranked Frenchwoman in the first set — breaking twice to lead 6-5, only for Cornet to hit back and move ahead by coming from 5-4 down to win the tiebreak — but she then fell apart in the second to fall to a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 defeat.
Cornet served four aces and six double faults as she saved nine of 12 break-point chances and converted six of nine to complete the victory in 1 hour, 52 minutes and set up a semi-final against Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky, who defeated Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour, 35 minutes.
In the other quarter-finals, Chinese wild-card Wang Yafan battled back from a set down to beat fellow countrywoman Zhang Kai-lin 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and set up a semi-final against Monica Niculescu of Romania, who defeated Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-2, 6-2.
College basketballer Kaitlyn Chen has become the first female player of Taiwanese descent to be drafted by a WNBA team, after the Golden State Valkyries selected her in the third and final round of the league’s draft on Monday. Chen, a point guard who played her first three seasons in college for Princeton University, transferred to the University of Connecticut (UConn) for her final season, which culminated in a national championship earlier this month. While at Princeton, Chen was named the Ivy League tournament’s most outstanding player three times from 2022 to last year. Prior to the draft, ESPN described Chen as
College basketballer Kaitlyn Chen (陳凱玲) has become the first player of Taiwanese descent to be drafted by a WNBA team, after being selected by the Golden State Valkyries in the third and final round of the league's draft yesterday. Chen, a point guard who played her first three seasons in college for Princeton University, transferred to the University of Connecticut (UConn) for her final season, which culminated in a national championship on April 6. While at Princeton, Chen was named the Ivy League tournament's most outstanding player three times from 2022 to last year. Prior to the draft, ESPN described Chen as a
Japan yesterday secured a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup finals appearance with a 2-1 win over 2023 champions Canada, thanks to Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama’s 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 win over Kayla Cross and Rebecca Marino in the qualifying doubles decider. Shibahara and Aoyama powered through the opening set 6-3, breaking twice for a quick 3-0 lead. Cross and Marino hit back in the second, edging it 7-5 to level the match, before the Japanese pair regained control in the third. Canada’s 18-year-old Victoria Mboko edged Shibahara 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-5 in a marathon opening clash. Mboko fired eight aces to
DAY OF BLOWOUTS: Elsewhere, the Lakers clinched the third seed in the Western Conference with a 140-109 pounding of the under-strength Houston Rockets The Denver Nuggets on Friday improved their playoff position, with a triple double from Nikola Jokic helping them to a 117-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Serbian put up 26 points, 13 assists and 16 rebounds. The triple-double performance, his 34th this season, ensured that he will finish the regular season as just the third NBA player to average a triple double across an entire season. The win meant the Nuggets improved to 49-32 on the season and gave them a real chance of grabbing fourth place and home-court advantage in the playoffs. Aaron Gordon top scored with 33 points for Denver,
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