Videos - This week

World No. 16 Iva Jovic defeated No. 57 Magdalena Frech 6/2, 6/1 on hard court in the Guadalajara Open quarter-final, completing a second straight-sets win over the Polish player this month and strengthening her case as a leading title contender.

On the hard courts of the Singapore Tennis Open, world No. 40 Xinyu Wang defeated No. 38 Donna Vekic 6/1, 6/2 in 65 minutes, reversing their recent three-set meeting and advancing from the opening round with a commanding performance.

World No. 70 Alycia Parks defeated Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi, ranked 259th, 6-4, 6-3 on hard court in 1 hour 34 minutes to reach the Singapore Tennis Open second round and strengthen her recent hard-court form.

Ranked 47th, Oleksandra Oliynykova controlled the hard-court opener against world No. 240 Vivian Wolff, winning 6-1, 7-6(1) in 1 hour 40 minutes to advance while underlining the gap in recent high-level consistency.

Liudmila Samsonova, ranked No. 50, overcame No. 10 Marta Kostyuk 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 on hard court in a 2h29 quarter-final, extending a strong recent run while ending Kostyuk’s progress in Guadalajara.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse, ranked 66th, advanced past 100th-ranked Eva Lys in the Korea Open first round on hard court, winning 6-1, 6-2 in 68 minutes and extending a recent pattern of strong performances against higher-ranked opponents.

World No. 180 Tatiana Prozorova overcame No. 18 Alexandra Eala 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on hard court in a three-hour, eight-minute Singapore Tennis Open Round 2 battle, reversing the ranking expectations and advancing after a demanding contest.

World No. 16 Iva Jovic defeated No. 57 Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-1 on hard court in 90 minutes, extending her recent advantage over the Polish player and strengthening her Guadalajara Open run with a second victory over Frech in 15 days.

Maya Joint, ranked 99th, advanced past South Korea’s Dayeon Back, ranked 272nd, with a 6-2, 6-1 hard-court victory in 63 minutes. The result extended Joint’s strong recent record against higher-ranked opponents and ended Back’s Seoul run in Round 2.

World No. 5 Mirra Andreeva advanced through the Singapore hard-court draw with a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 132 Aliaksandra Sasnovich, extending her strong recent record on the surface while ending Sasnovich’s run at the Round 2 stage.