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This time, it was Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina who were on the hot seat in Fort Worth, as both come into their second round-robin match at 0-1.
0-2, even if you manage to win your third match, is nearly always not enough to squeeze into the semifinals. Although having a bunch of other players at 1-1 is definitely helpful.
And Kasatkina proved once again that what she brings to the court troubles Gauff tremendously.
On the doubles side, Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Giuliana Olmos were upset in their first match. And they faced a feisty duo in Kichenok and Ostapenko in this must-win match.
With three absolute GIFTS in the deciding tiebreak, they somehow managed to pull it out and stay alive.
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WTA Finals Fort Worth
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 31 – Nov. 7, 2022
Prize money: $5,000,000
Draws: S8 – D8
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
Final results
Tracy Austin Group
[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def [6] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 63 62
[8] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def [4] Coco Gauff (USA) 76 (6) 63
Pam Shriver Group
[2] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) def. [5] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 76 (5) 26 [12-10]
[4] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [7] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 64 63
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Dow Tennis Classic
Location: Midland, Michigan
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2022
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
Final results
Singles, second round
[Q] Katherine Sebov (CAN) def [3] Zhu Lin (CHN) 64 63
[5] Camila Osorio (COL) def. Elisabeth Mandlik (USA) 61 75
[7] Caty McNally (USA) def. Su Jeong Jang (KOR) 63 62
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def Sachia Vickery (USA) 62 63
Nao Hibino (JPN) def. Robin Anderson (USA) 76 (2) 63
[WC] Peyton Stearns (USA) def. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 62 63
Doubles, quarterfinals
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def [2] Sophie Chang / Angela Kulikov (USA) 76 (4) 64
Ashlyn Krueger / Robin Montgomery (USA) def. Elvina Kalieva / Peyton Stearns (USA) 61 62
Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) / Zhu Lin (CHN) def Nao Hibino (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 64 46 [11-9]
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