Brisbane: Friday Highlights
Highlights from all of Friday’s semifinals action at the Brisbane International
Highlights from all of Friday’s semifinals action at the Brisbane International
Lauren Davis came out on top in a battle of rising stars at the ASB Classic, where she defeated Ana Konjuh in straight sets to take home her first WTA title.
Karolina Pliskova talks through her semifinal win over Elina Svitolina at the Brisbane International.
France won their second Hopman Cup trophy after Kristina Mladenovic and Richard Gasquet partnered to defeat CoCo Vandeweghe and Jack Sock of the United States in the final in Perth.
In today’s SAP Stat Of The Day, Karolina Pliskova’s clinical serving was front and center in her semifinal victory at the Brisbane International.
Alizé Cornet takes on Garbiñe Muguruza in the semifinals of the Brisbane International.
Karolina Pliskova takes on Elina Svitolina in the semifinals of the Brisbane International.
WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen | After advancing to the Brisbane final, Alizé Cornet took a moment to pay tribute to a man who always reminded her to be thankful for her lot.
Katerina Siniakova takes on Johanna Konta in the semifinal of the Shenzhen Open.
BRISBANE, Australia – The unseeded Alizé Cornet is through to the final at the Brisbane International after Garbiñe Muguruza was forced to retire due to injury.
“I was really focused on my match but I could tell [Garbiñe] was not playing like usual,” Cornet said in her post-match interview. “She was not running or hitting the ball as well as usual. But I was just trying to stay focused on what I had to do.”
The No.4 seeded Spaniard looked off from the start, her usually powerful groundstrokes lacking their bite. She struggled to hold serve in the opening game under Cornet’s all-court assault, fending off two break points.
But Muguruza was broken in her very next service game after a string of long rallies which saw her struggle to hit through the ball, and finally retired trailing Cornet 1-4, citing a right thigh injury.
.@GarbiMuguruza retires after being down 1-4.@AlizeCornet moves into the @BrisbaneTennis Final! pic.twitter.com/ydFI8tBXqA
— WTA (@WTA) January 6, 2017
“Of course, it’s not the way I wanted to get to the final but its part of the game,” Cornet explained. “We understand sometimes we have some physical issues. Tennis is more and more tough on the body.
“But well, it’s good for me because I will have a little bit of rest before the big final tomorrow.”
Aside from securing a spot into her second career Premier-level final, the win guarantees Cornet a seed at the Australian Open. The Frenchwoman’s ranking will rise as high as No.31 by virtue of reaching the final, and could go as high as No.26 should she take home the title.
Cornet awaits the winner between No.6 seed Elina Svitolina and No.3 seed Karolina Pliskova.