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Maddison Inglis has already banked the breakthrough win. Against No.20 seed Sara Bejlek, the next question is whether her Beijing form can hold at a ranking level she has not occupied for almost two years.
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Maddison Inglis has already banked the breakthrough win. Against No.20 seed Sara Bejlek, the next question is whether her Beijing form can hold at a ranking level she has not occupied for almost two years.
Maddison Inglis has made the most of her second China Open qualifying campaign, adding a straight-sets win over Zeynep Sönmez to three consecutive victories in Beijing and securing one of the most significant results ...
Maddison Inglis’s US Open qualifying campaign lasted one match, but the sharper story is what the defeat says about the distance between strong WTA 125 weeks and sustained Grand Slam progress.
Taylah Preston ’s climb from outside the top 200 to a career-high No.91 is not happening in isolation. Her Seoul quarterfinal and first WTA 1000 victory in Beijing have arrived inside an unusually deep Australian run,...
Taylah Preston has already answered the first question in Beijing. Her 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Tamara Korpatsch gives the Australian a first WTA 1000 victory, while the next round will show whether her rapid rise can wit...
Storm Hunter has qualified for another WTA 1000 main draw in Beijing, extending a 2026 singles revival built on repeated qualifying wins rather than one isolated run.
Taylah Preston ’s rise to world No.92 after the US Open has converted a promising hard-court run into a ranking position with practical consequences for her schedule, access and expectations.
Storm Hunter has turned a precarious second-round position into a live US Open singles opportunity, recovering from a set down and saving two match points before dismantling Yeon Woo Ku in New York.
For Storm Hunter, Tuesday’s meeting with Maddison Inglis is more than a first-round qualifier. It is another measure of how far her singles game has travelled since injury threatened to close that chapter.
Emerson Jones has carried her hard-court momentum into New York, dismantling fellow Australian Maddison Inglis 6-0, 6-4 to move into the second round of US Open qualifying.