WTA Sep 21-27: Wuhan Free Live Video (popup) Wuhan Open, Wuhan, Hubei, CHN PREMIER 5 $2,440,070 56m/32q/28d outdoor: hard Live Scores draws: WTA: Q - main - D - OOP photos: T.com - ESPN - Y! | WTA China News & Links China: weather radar n1 Serena Williams USA n2 Simona Halep ROU n3 Petra Kvitova CZE n4 Maria Sharapova RUS n5 Agnieszka Radwanska POL n7 Eugenie Bouchard CAN n8 Angelique Kerber GER n9 Caroline Wozniacki DEN n10 Ana Ivanovic SRB n11 Jelena Jankovic SRB

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WTA SCOREBOARD: Wuhan s=seed, n=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? Wuhan Open,  Wuhan, Hubei, China   tourney time:        = GMT +8 hours        = US EDT +12 hours        = US PDT +15 hours China News Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Wuhan: The main draw for Wuhan has 16 seeds, with 8 1st-round byes. There are 8 qualifiers in the main draw.     Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Friday, qualifying finals are on Saturday.     Wuhan Optics Valley International Tennis Center area (new stadium not yet shown) Latitude: 30.474272 Longitude: 114.411449 goto link for World Wind Wuhan Open venue address: 666 Gaoxin Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, China - Telephone 027-87870650     The Wuhan Open, a new tourney in 2014, has taken over the "Premier 5" WTA tournament franchise previously held by the Tokyo Pan Pacific Open. A new venue, the Wuhan Optics Valley International Tennis Center, has been built for the tournament.     Wuhan, China, the capital of Hubei province, is the largest city in central China, with over 6 million residents in the urban area. Wuhan is the birthplace of WTA player Li Na, and other notables such as actress Crystal Liu Yifei, who starred in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with Jackie Chan and Jet Li. 2014: On Monday, September 22, Serena Williams did the autograph thing in Wuhan... On Tuesday, retirement ceremonies for Wuhan native Li Na were held...

Wuhan, 1st Rd, Sun-Mon 11am loser's prize: $6,630 US; points: 1 *n27 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n10 s9 Ana Ivanovic SRB 7-5, 6-5 retired Mon n11 s10 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n57 Christina McHale USA 6-4, 6-4 Mon n12 s11 Sara Errani ITA d n46 Heather Watson GBR 7-5, 6-4 Mon     Sara said: "It was a really tough match. It was very hot today and [Heather] was playing very well. Very good forehand, very good serve, It wasn't easy for me, but I'm happy I could win the match. And even though it was very hot, I like the hot weather, so it was fine...     "It's very nice here. The tournament has a lot of courts for us to practice on, which is always good for the players, and the hotel is amazing too. We're all really enjoying it here." WTA story *n29 Madison Keys USA d n13 s12 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 4-6, 6-3 retired Mon n14 s13 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n39 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 6-2 Sun *n24 Sabine Lisicki GER d n15 s14 Lucie Safarova CZE 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 Mon *n91 q Jarmila Gajdosova SVK d n16 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-1, 6-4 Mon n17 s16 Andrea Petkovic GER d n92 q Donna Vekic CRO 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 Sun *n48 Caroline Garcia FRA d n18 Venus Williams USA 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(6) Sun n19 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n259 wc Kai-Lin Zhang CHN 7-5, 6-4 Mon     Carla said: "It was difficult for me today. I arrived from Tokyo just yesterday, and it's a different place, different court, so it wasn't easy to adjust. Also she was playing really well and the crowd was supporting her a lot, which made it even tougher. But I feel pretty good too." *n32 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n20 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-4, 6-4 Mon *n54 Mona Barthel GER d n21 Shuai Peng CHN 6-2, 7-6(1) Mon n22 Alize Cornet FRA d n149 sr Romina Oprandi SUI 6-2, 6-1 Mon n23 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n36 Kurumi Nara JPN 6-3, 6-2 Sun n26 Garbine Muguruza ESP d n85 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Mon n30 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n44 Roberta Vinci ITA 7-5, 7-5 Mon n31 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d n55 D Hantuchova SVK 7-6(5), 7-6(2) Sun n35 Elina Svitolina UKR d n42 Camila Giorgi ITA 6-2, 6-3 Sun *n40 q Zarina Diyas KAZ d n37 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-4, 6(1)-7, 6-2 Sun n38 Coco Vandeweghe USA d n58 LL Annika Beck GER 6-3, 6-2 Mon n47 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d n69 q Francesca Schiavone ITA 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 Sun n66 Alison Riske USA d n507 wc Shilin Xu CHN 4-6, 6-4, 6-6 retired Sun n62 q Karin Knapp ITA d n103 q Marina Erakovic NZL 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 Sun *n71 q Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n67 q Stefanie Voegele SUI 6-1, 7-5 Mon

Wuhan, 2nd Rd, Mon-Tue 11am losers' prize: $12,900 US; points: 60 *n22 Alize Cornet FRA d n1 s1 Serena Williams USA 5-6 retired—illness Tue *n26 Garbine Muguruza ESP d n2 s2 Simona Halep ROU 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tue n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n62 q Karin Knapp ITA 6-3, 6-0 Tue Petra driving a forehand n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS d n23 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Mon Maria driving a backhand     Maria said: "Svetlana is a very good player, a former Grand Slam champion, and we've had really tough matches in the past. She was a very difficult first opponent for me, so I was happy with the way I played in the second and third sets. I wasn't waiting for her to give me the match. I really stepped up after the first set, and that was really important." WTA story *n48 Caroline Garcia FRA d n5 s5 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(7) Mon Caroline after match point     Caroline had defeated former #1 Venus Williams in the 1st round on Sunday.     Caroline said: "It's a pretty different game playing Venus one day and Radwanska the next day, but I just play the same game from my side. On the court I just always try to play aggressively, no matter who the opponent is in front of me. I really try to believe in myself and believe I can do it. Against players like this, you have to go out there and just believe in yourself." WTA story     Agnieszka said: "It was a tough match from beginning to end. I was just worse today in those two points in the end... [Caroline] was hitting the ball very hard and serving very well the whole match, especially in the important moments. She kept a really high level. She was just playing really, really well today." n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n54 Mona Barthel GER 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Tue Genie driving a forehand     Genie said: "I made a few too many unforced errors in the first set, and she likes to hit the ball hard, so it was hard to get a rhythm. But I took a step back on the first serve return, was able to get a few more returns in, and started serving a bit better in the second and third sets, so I think those two things helped me out a lot...     "I really like the surface of the courts here. From my first practice, I loved the feel of the courts. Of course it is a bit humid here in Wuhan, but I am well hydrated and feel great physically on the court. So that's a positive." WTA story n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER d n40 q Zarina Diyas KAZ 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Tue n9 s8 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n19 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(4) Tue Caroline after winning a point *n38 C Vandeweghe USA d n11 s10 J Jankovic SRB 1-4 retired—back injury Tue *n66 Alison Riske USA d n12 s11 Sara Errani ITA 6-4, 6-4 Tue *n71 q Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n14 s13 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 6-4, 6-1 Tue *n35 Elina Svitolina UKR d n24 Sabine Lisicki GER 7-6(3), 6-3 Tue *n32 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n17 s16 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 6-4 Tue *n30 Casey Dellacqua AUS d n27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 7-6(7), 6(5)-7, 6-1 Tue *n31 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE d n29 Madison Keys USA 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Tue n47 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d n91 q Jarmila Gajdosova SVK 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Tue

Wuhan, 3rd Rd, Wed 11am losers' prize: $25,135 US; points: 105 n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n32 Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-3, 2-6, 6-4     Petra said: "I knew that she has a big serve and that she hits very hard. We play a similar game, but I think that I did a better job in the important points maybe because I have more experience." WTA story *n71 q Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n4 s4 Maria Sharapova RUS 7-6(3), 7-5 Timea after match point n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n66 Alison Riske USA 6-2, 6-3 Genie after match point     Genie said: "It was straight sets, but it was definitely tougher than the score. Alison is a really good player and wasn't giving me many free points. I really had to fight for every single point, and I think the crowd saw that and appreciated our efforts." WTA story n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER d n31 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-1, 6-1 n9 s8 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n30 Casey Dellacqua AUS 6-3, 6-0     Caroline has won 24 of her last 29 matches. Caro said: "Whenever you're on a winning streak and have been playing a lot of matches and winning them, I think you make smarter decisions and go for your shots more on important points. I think that's really the difference right now. Whenever I know it's an important point, I feel like I step it up and make the right choices." n22 Alize Cornet FRA d n47 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-3 A post-match selfie from Alize *n35 Elina Svitolina UKR d n26 Garbine Muguruza ESP walkover—gastroenteritis *n48 Caroline Garcia FRA d n38 Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-3, 6-2

Wuhan, QFs, Thu 11am losers' prize: $50,700 US; points: 190 n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n48 Caroline Garcia FRA 6-3, 6-4     Petra said: "I know Garcia had a great week here, that she beat Venus [Williams] and Aga [Radwanska] 7-6 in the third. You always have to be prepared for a fight. I knew that she can play really well, and that she can serve well and play very aggressively from the baseline, so I knew that I had to be ready for her...     "It was quite humid and hot today, and I was really sweating a lot, but the court feels faster, which is something that probably suits my game a lot. And I'm serving well, so that's helpful too." WTA story n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n22 Alize Cornet FRA 6-3, 7-5 Genie after match point *n35 Elina Svitolina UKR d n8 s7 Angelique Kerber GER 6-4, 7-6(3) n9 s8 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n71 q Timea Bacsinszky SUI 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Wuhan, SFs, Fri 12:30pm loser's prize: $110,100 US; points: 350 n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n35 Elina Svitolina UKR 6-3, 7-5 Petra driving a backhand     Petra said: "[Elina] came back at the beginning of the second set and tried to play more aggressively than she did before. After I went up a break I thought it would be enough to just keep holding my serve, but then she broke me, and she was playing very well. She was even leading. But I believed I could break her again and I did it. I'm lucky I was able to do that and that I won in the end. We really fought hard out there. I think we played some great tennis today." WTA story n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n9 s8 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-2, 6-3 Genie after match point     Genie said: "I think I played very aggressively, and it was all about trying to maintain it. Of course I expected some resistance, and she definitely made me fight for every point, but I was happy with the way I was serving and stepping in and the way I kind of regathered by concentration. I feel like I played very, very well, maybe up there with Wimbledon, maybe better." WTA story

Wuhan, Final, Sat 3pm loser's prize: $220,200 US; points: 585 winner's prize: $441,000 US; points: 900 n3 s3 Petra Kvitova CZE d n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6-3, 6-4 Petra driving a backhand, and Genie launching a forehand on the run

Wuhan, Doubles Final, Sat losers' prize: $63,750 US winners' prize: $126,000 US s6 Martina Hingis & Flavia Pennetta     d s8 Cara Black & Caroline Garcia 6-4, 5-7, (12-10) Wuhan, Qual Finals, Sat Sep 20 11am losers' prizes: q1 $1,900 1pt; q2 $3,700 20pts; qualifier 30 points n40 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n73 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-2, 6-3 *n92 Donna Vekic CRO d n58 Annika Beck GER 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 n62 Karin Knapp ITA d n101 Nicole Gibbs USA 6-4, 6-2 n67 Stefanie Voegele SUI d n222 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 n69 Francesca Schiavone ITA d n79 Alison van Uytvanck BEL 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 n71 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n97 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 6-3, 6-3 *n91 Jarmila Gajdosova SVK d n76 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 n103 Marina Erakovic NZL d n368 Zhaoxuan Yang CHN 6-3, 6-4 Wuhan, Withdrawals n6 Na Li CHN retirement due to knee injuries n25 wc Victoria Azarenka BLR done for year, right foot injury n28 Sloane Stephens USA n43 Varvara Lepchenko USA n45 Kaia Kanepi EST n51 Lauren Davis USA n52 Elena Vesnina RUS

    (September 19, 2014) Australian Open champion and former WTA #2 Li Na has retired from professional tennis due to knee problems that have troubled her intermittently for years. Na said: "After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop the pounding. My previous three surgeries were on my right knee. My most recent knee surgery took place this July and was on my left knee. After a few weeks of post-surgery recovery, I tried to go through all the necessary steps to get back on the court. While I've come back from surgery in the past, this time it felt different. One of my goals was to recover as fast as I could in order to be ready for the first WTA tournament in my hometown of Wuhan. As hard as I tried to get back to being 100%, my body kept telling me that, at 32, I will not be able to compete at the top level ever again. The sport is just too competitive, too good, to not be 100%."

    Na finishes her career with 9 WTA singles titles, a 503-188 career singles match record, and $16,709,074 in prize money. Open Letter from Li Na Announcing her Retirement - Li Na at Facebook