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Qatar Open: Karolina Pliskova beats Caroline Wozniacki in final

  • Posted: Feb 18, 2017

Karolina Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki in the Qatar Open final to win her second title of 2017.

The Czech won 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes to claim her eighth WTA title and follow up her most recent victory in Brisbane in January.

A rain-affected week meant Pliskova played her quarter-final, semi-final and final within 24 hours.

“It was an unusual week for me. It was not easy with all the stoppages,” said the 23-year-old world number three.

“I’m having a great start to the year, which is always important. Last year was a breakthrough. Reaching the US Open final was my biggest result. It gave me a lot of confidence.”

Wozniacki, a former world number one, is set to rise three places to 15th in the new rankings next week.

“I’ve been proud of how I’ve been playing this week,” said the Dane. “I’m disappointed with the loss, but Karolina has been playing well.”

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Johanna Konta withdraws from Dubai with a foot injury

  • Posted: Feb 18, 2017

British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Championships with a foot injury.

Konta was seeded sixth and travelled to Dubai but was then forced to pull out on the eve of the tournament.

The world number 10 last played in Britain’s successful Fed Cup Group I campaign in Estonia last week.

“I came here with every intention of playing,” said the 25-year-old, who added: “Health has to come first and it’s a long season.”

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Moutet Announces Arrival In Cherbourg

  • Posted: Feb 18, 2017

Moutet Announces Arrival In Cherbourg

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French teenager posts his best Challenger result

After enjoying plenty of junior success, French teenager Corentin Moutet is ready to show off his rapidly improving game at the pro level.

Competing at this week’s $50,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Cherbourg, France, the 17 year old came through qualifying to reach his first Challenger quarter-final. Moutet defeated Jeremy Jahn of Germany in the opening round and then scored the biggest win of his young career over Canadian Steven Diez, currently No. 173 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.

Although he lost on Friday to fellow Frenchman Kenny De Schepper, Moutet is taking plenty of positives from this week.

“I’m so happy to be in a Challenger quarter-final for the first time. It means a lot to me,” said Moutet. “I’ve played five great matches and had my best victory against a player in the Top 200. I want to continue to improve and be more regular in my work, putting 100 per cent into all of my matches.”

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Moutet primarily compared in ITF Futures events last year, winning two tournaments. Although he only plays sporadically in ITF Junior events, he stands at No. 12 in the ITF Junior Rankings due to outstanding results including reaching the boys’ singles semi-finals last month at the Australian Open.

But the young Frenchman is focused on a long pro career. After his outstanding run in Cherbourg, he hopes to soon become a regular fixture in Challenger events.

“Cherbourg is a great event with a great audience supporting all of the French players, so I’ve really been enjoying it a lot,” said Moutet. “I’ve mainly been playing Futures events and junior tournaments, so being able to compete in a Challenger is a great experience for me.”

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Kukushkin Powers Into Memphis Semis

  • Posted: Feb 18, 2017

Kukushkin Powers Into Memphis Semis

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Isner to play Young on Friday

Mikhail Kukushkin is on a hot streak at the Memphis Open, powering into the semi-finals on Friday with a convincing 6-0, 6-4 win over fourth seed Steve Johnson.

Kukushkin dropped just 10 points in shutting out Johnson to take the opening set. The American found his form in the second set and sprinted to a 4-1 lead, but Kukushkin responded brilliantly by winning five consecutive games to prevail in 70 minutes.

The unseeded player evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head record with Johnson at 2-2. Kukushkin has been in dominant form this week, dropping just 14 games in three matches. He is now into his first ATP World Tour semi-final since Sydney in January 2015.

Next up for Kukushkin is the winner between Nikoloz Basilashvili and qualifier Matthew Ebden.

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