Krejčíková and Siniaková have won two doubles matches in Cleveland and were expected to play in the semifinals after midnight at SELČ against Kazakh-Serbian duo Anna Danilinová and Alekandra Kruničová, who thus progressed to the title match without a fight. In singles, Siniaková was eliminated in the first round, tournament number one Krejčíková a round later.
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This year, the Olympic doubles champions have won both Grand Slams – the Australian Open and Wimbledon – in which they competed. The Krejčík coronavirus eliminated them from Roland Garros. At the US Open they will try to complete the Grand Slam of their career.
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Three teenage girls advance
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Last year’s junior Roland Garros winner, Nosková, beat Russian Anastasia Zakharova 6: 2, 7: 5. The semifinalist of the July WTA tournament in Prague made it to the main Grand Slam competition for the second time. In May she was successful at Roland Garros, where she was knocked out in the 1st round by last year’s US Open winner, British Emma Raducanu.
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Coach Tomáš Krupa’s protégé did not lose a set in qualifying, knocking out former Wimbledon finalist Eugenia Bouchard from Canada and Poland’s Katarzyna Kawová before Zakharova. Youngest player in the WTA top 100 (87th place), Nosková has lost her serve against Zakharova only once, in fact she has deprived her opponent four times. After an hour and 28 minutes, she used her first match point when the Russian player served.
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Linda Fruhvirtová made it to the main part of the Grand Slam tournament on her third attempt, beating Frenchwoman Chloé Paquet 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3. The nearly two and a half hour match against Paquet, who was 11 years older, was decided at the start of the third set, when she managed to break her opponent’s serve in the second game. Although she did not use three match points at 5: 2 and the duel was subsequently interrupted by rain for more than an hour, the 17-year-old Czech returned to the field to increase the victory.
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Sixteen-year-old Sára Bejlek also successfully fought to advance to the tournament against Britain’s Heather Watsonová.
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He needed three sets to advance and had to reverse the score. In the end she won 3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5 and Lyudmila Samsonova from Russia is waiting for her in the first round.
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Petra Kvitová, Karolína Plíšková, Barbora Krejčíková, Marie Bouzková, Tereza Martincová, Kateřina Siniaková and Karolína Muchová are in the main part of the competition.
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21-year-old Macháč managed 7: 6, 5: 7, 6: 1 against Flavio Cobolli in the final qualifying round, and his first opponent in the main part, in which he will join Jiří Lehečka and Jiří Veselý, will be Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands.
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The title Mannarino in Djere
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The French Adrian Mannarino defeated the tournament n. 2 Botice van de Zandschulpa of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals in Winston-Salem and will play for the title after two years.
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His opponent will be Laslo Djere, who twice defeated the Swiss Marco-Andrea Hüsler by 7: 6. The Serbian tennis player decided to go to the final only at the ninth match point.
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34-year-old Mannarino last played for a title on the ATP circuit in November 2020. He has ten final appearances to his credit so far, the only title he has won in June 2019 on Hertogenbosch’s grass.
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In Winston-Salem, Mannarino may become the oldest winner in the tournament’s history. However, he must beat Djere, who is seven years younger than him, who will seek his third title in his fourth final appearance.
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Samsonová will aim for his second consecutive title
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The Russian Lyudmila Samsonova will play the title on the WTA circuit for the second consecutive time. After a 6: 1 and 6: 2 victory over American Bernardová Pera, who defeated Barbora Krejčíková in the second round, she moved on to the final in Cleveland.
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Samsonov, who will be Sára Bejlek’s opponent in the first round of the US Open, last appeared in early August in Washington, where she won her second career title. So far, the 23-year-old Russian has a 100 percent record in the final.
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In Cleveland, her latest opponent will be Aliaksandra Sasnovičová. The 28-year-old Belarusian beat Alizé z Cornet from France 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3 and will aim for her first tournament triumph on her fourth attempt.
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| WINSTON-SALEM (hard surface, $ 823,420 endowment): |
| Singles – Semi-finals: |
| Mannarino (Fr.) – Van de Zandschulp (2-Niz.) 6: 0, 6: 4 |
| Djere (Serbia) – Hüsler (Switzerland) 7: 6 (7: 3), 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| CLEVELAND (hard surface, $ 251,750 grant) |
| Singles – Semi-finals: |
| Sasnovičová (7-Bel.) – Cornetová (8-Fr.) 6: 7 (5: 7), 7: 5, 6: 3 |
| Samsonova (Russia) – Peraova (USA) 6: 1, 6: 2 |
| Doubles – Semi-finals: |
| Danilinová, Kruničová (4-Kaz./Serb.) – Krejčíková, Siniaková (1-ČR) no match |
| GRANBY (hard surface, $ 251,750 grant): |
| Singles – Semi-finals: |
| Savilleová (9-Austria) – Kostuková (10-Ukraine) no battle |
| Kasatkinová (1-Rus.) – Parryová (Fr.) 6: 2, 6: 0 |
| CHALLENGER PRAGUE (clay, contribution 31,440 euros) :: |
| Singles – Quarter-final: |
| Menšík (Czech Republic) – M. Cuevas (Urug.) 7: 5, 6: 2 |
| ITF PREROV (clay, $ 60,000 grant): |
| Singles – Quarter-final: |
| Palicová – Šalková (both Czech Republic) 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Gámizová (Ven.) – Bartůňková (CZ) 6: 2, 6: 0 |
| New York US Open Tennis Tournament Qualifiers: |
| Men – Round 3: |
| Macháč (20-CR) – Cobolli (It.) 7: 6 (9: 7), 5: 7, 6: 1 |
| Women – 3rd round: |
| Nosková (4-CR) – Zakharova (Russia) 6: 2, 7: 5 |
| L. Fruhvirtová (CZ) – Paquetová (12-Fr.) 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
| Bejlek (Czech Republic) – Watsonová (Great Britain) 3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5 |
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