Top-ranked Angelique Kerber loses to Elina Svitolina at China Open : tennis

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Top-ranked Angelique Kerber loses to Elina Svitolina at China Open

BEIJING (AP) Elina Svitolina beat a No.1-ranked player for the second time this season, ousting U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber from the China Open 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals.The 16th-seeded Svitolina defeated long-time top-ranked player Serena Williams at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August, and now has beaten the player who replaced her at No.
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Tennis - China Open men's singles second Round - Beijing, China - 06/10/16.Adrian Mannarino of France plays against Rafael Nadal of Spain.REUTERS/Thomas PeterTennis - China Open men's singles second Round - Beijing, China - 06/10/16.
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Radwanska, Keys seal semi-final spots in China Open

Radwanska will next face Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who followed up her surprise win over world number one Angelique Kerber by easing past Australia's Daria Gavrilova 7-6(3) 6-1.Due to Thursday's rain in Beijing, Shvedova was forced to play twice, earlier beating Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4.Fatigue appeared to catch up with Shvedova as Radwanska lost just three games to seal her third China Open semi-final in the last four years.
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Tennis-Svitolina stuns Kerber to reach China Open last eight

Oct 6 Elina Svitolina stayed calm in the face of adversity to secure a surprise 6-3 7-5 win over German world number one Angelique Kerber as the Ukrainian advanced to the China Open quarter-finals in Beijing on Thursday.The 16th-seed saved nine of 10 break points in the opening set, six of them coming in a topsy-turvy ninth game, before unleashing a forehand winner past the stranded Australian and U.S. Open champion to seize the first set after 45 minutes.Svitolina, who stunned former world number one Serena Williams at the Rio Olympics, rallied from an early loss of serve in the second set to break Kerber twice more on her way to a fourth win against a top-10 opponent in 2016.
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Johanna Konta roars back to beat Zhang Shuai in China Open

Konta's win improves her chances of making the WTA finale in SingaporeBritish number one Johanna Konta recovered from losing her first two service games to sweep to a 6-4 6-0 win over China's world number 36 Zhang Shuai in the China Open quarter-finals.The 25-year-old was 4-0 down in the opening set, but won the final 12 games to deflate Zhang in front of her home fans.Konta also recorded a straight-set win over Zhang at the Wuhan Open last week.
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Top-ranked Angelique Kerber loses to Elina Svitolina at China Open : tennis