STEP UP: Djokovic took the world No. 2 ranking from Federer by winning his semi-final in Shanghai, and is looking to catch up to Nadal’s No. 1 by winning the title
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 14, 2018
By: Reuters
Second seed Caroline Garcia yesterday cruised past Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei 6-3, 6-4 in
Dayana Yastremska celebrates defeating Zhang Shuai in their Hong Kong Open semi-final yesterday. Photo: AFP
the Tianjin Open final four to move into her first final since lifting back-to-back titles in Wuhan and Beijing last year.
In the other semi-final, top seed Karolina Pliskova produced a ruthless display as she raced past Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-1.
Pliskova, who won the Pan Pacific Open last month, dropped just eight points on serve and broke Bacsinszky four times.
World No. 6 Pliskova, eighth in the Race to Singapore standings, is battling for one of the three spots in the season-ending WTA Finals starting on Sunday next week. [FULL STORY]
