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  • Shapovalov strikes in Stockholm, lifts maiden ATP trophy

    Shapovalov strikes in Stockholm, lifts maiden ATP trophy

    Date
    21/10/2019

    Earlier this week, Denis Shapovalov (CAN) qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals for the third time in his career. The 20-year-old has been one of the brightest young players on the ATP Tour but had yet to win an ATP title until Sunday. Shapovalov snapped his streak of seven semifinal appearances without advancing to the finals with a straight-set victory over Yuichi Sugita.

  • Bencic qualifies for Shenzhen then wins her fourth WTA title

    Bencic qualifies for Shenzhen then wins her fourth WTA title

    Date
    21/10/2019

    After winning her second WTA title of the year at the Kremlin Cup in Russia, Belinda Bencic (SUI) called her performance in the finals "the cherry on top." Bencic was a last-minute addition to the field in Moscow, needing to reach the finals to qualify for the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen. In her opening round match, Bencic found herself down 0-3 in the deciding set before rallying back with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.

  • 2019 China Open: Osaka’s win streak hits 10 after capturing her fifth WTA title

    2019 China Open: Osaka’s win streak hits 10 after capturing her fifth WTA title

    Date
    06/10/2019

    Feeling like “people counted [her] out” after the clay and grass court season, Osaka proved she’s still one of the toughest tests on the WTA tour. The 21-year-old defeated top-ranked Ashleigh Barty in three sets to win her 10th-straight match and second WTA title in the past two weeks.

  • 2019 WTA Finals: Osaka secures her spot in Shenzhen

    2019 WTA Finals: Osaka secures her spot in Shenzhen

    Date
    06/10/2019

    Naomi Osaka (JPN) has qualified for the Shiseido WTA Finals in Shenzhen. Currently ranked No. 4 in the world, Osaka secured her spot at the year-end championship with a three-set victory over Ashleigh Barty at the China Open. Now, three spots remain in the Race to Shenzhen, after Osaka joined Barty, Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, and Bianca Andreescu who had qualified previously.

  • 2019 Rakuten Open Player Party with Local Juniors

    2019 Rakuten Open Player Party with Local Juniors

    Date
    04/10/2019

    Similarly to the Yonex Girls’ Tennis Party in Osaka before the Toray Pan Pacific Open, local juniors from the Kantō region of Japan gathered in Tokyo with Hubert Hurkacz (POL), Radu Albot (MDA), and Japanese stars Shingo Kunieda, Yoshihito Nishioka, and Go Soeda.

  • Yonex announces coaching partnership with Darren Cahill

    Yonex announces coaching partnership with Darren Cahill

    Date
    26/09/2019

    Yonex is proud to announce a partnership with Darren Cahill (AUS), one of the most well-respected tennis coaches in the world. A native of Adelaide, Australia, Cahill has been a fixture in the tennis world as a player, coach, and analyst. Cahill became a professional player in 1984 and found success in both singles and doubles over an eleven year career.

  • 2019 Toray Pan Pacific Open: Osaka wins in Osaka

    2019 Toray Pan Pacific Open: Osaka wins in Osaka

    Date
    22/09/2019

    A finalist no more. On Naomi Osaka’s third trip to the Toray Pan Pacific Open finals, she put all nerves aside in her birthplace city of Osaka and cruised to a straight-set victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win her fourth WTA singles trophy. With the tournament being moved from Tokyo to Osaka in preparation for next year’s Olympics, Osaka was even more motivated to win the title.

  • Yonex Girls' Tennis Party in Osaka, Japan

    Yonex Girls' Tennis Party in Osaka, Japan

    Date
    15/09/2019

    An afternoon gathering last weekend in Osaka was the scene of an intimate fan exchange event with five #TeamYonex players competing at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Osaka. Donna Vekic (CRO), Caroline Garcia (FRA), Anastasija Sevastova (LAT), Dayana Yastremska (UKR), and Eri Hozumi (JPN) joined more than 50 junior players for the Yonex Girls’ Tennis Party.

  • 2019 US Open: De Groot captures US Open crowns

    2019 US Open: De Groot captures US Open crowns

    Date
    10/09/2019

    Diede de Groot (NED) swept the singles and doubles titles in the women’s wheelchair divisions at this year’s US Open, which was the 5th and 6th time de Groot has hoisted a Grand Slam trophy in 2019 alone.

  • 2019 US Open: Bencic is into the semifinals

    2019 US Open: Bencic is into the semifinals

    Date
    05/09/2019

    Belinda Bencic (SUI) made her US Open debut in 2014, where she defeated two top-10 players en route to a quarterfinal finish at just 17-years-old. She would reach a career-high of seven in the world as a teenager but would eventually fall outside the top-300 after injuries derailed her early success.