科科·加福在星期六以连赢三盘击败保拉·巴多莎，比分是4-6、6-4、6-2，成功晋级中国公开赛的决赛。
接下来，第六号种子加福将在决赛中对阵中国的郑琴文或捷克选手卡罗琳娜·穆科娃，目标是争取第二个WTA-1000级别的冠军头衔。她在此类决赛中的战绩为7胜1负。
20岁的美国选手加福在本周北京赛上习惯性地面临开局不利的困境，并且这次也不列外，世界排名19位的巴多莎在首盘比赛中以59分钟的时间取得领先，并挽救了10次破发机会。然而，在第二局中，她取得了3比1的优势，但美国女子公开赛冠军加福迅速回击，成功保住了四个破发点，并且逆转至4-4平。
在此之后，她保住了一分的领先，并在关键时刻再次破发成功。赛后的采访中她说：“我觉得自己一直按照正确的策略比赛，只是出现了几次失误。我也发挥得不错。我尝试保持专注并重置精神状态，尽管落后过两次，但我设法反弹了。”
随着局势转向一边，加福连续三次取得对巴多莎的破发，只丢掉了一个自己的发球局，最终在2小时20分钟的比赛时间内结束了比赛。
在此之前，在第四轮比赛中，当面对四届大满贯冠军、背伤的Naomi Osaka时，尽管她在第一盘失利，但仍然赢得了赛事。她通过放弃治疗获得了胜利。
另外值得注意的是，前世界排名第146位的叶留娅·斯塔罗杜特塞娃在1/8决赛中也逆转战胜了保拉·巴多莎。
当天下午，2号种子Carlos Alcaraz与意大利一哥Jannik Sinner没有表现出中国公开赛决赛后的疲态，在他们的首场比赛中轻松获胜。阿尔卡拉兹以6-2、6-2的比分战胜了19岁的中国选手尚均成，并在比赛中拿下了前九个发球分，随后击败了另一位中国选手吴毅彪。
辛纳则以6-1、6-4的成绩战胜了日本选手田中太郎，他取得了职业生涯第250场比赛的胜利。意大利人说：“我今天感觉非常舒适，身体状态也很好，这对我的比赛至关重要。明天我会继续努力提升自己。”
还有捷克球员Jakub Mensik在与世界排名第六的Andrey Rublev的比赛中以7比6（7）、6-4、6-3 的成绩获得惊喜胜利。
日本选手 渡边佑介以7比6（4）、6-3的成绩击败了排名第35位的Brendan Nakashima。他将在下一轮对阵美国或法国资格赛选手Terence Atmane之一。
澳大利亚球员Alexei Popyrin以6-3、6-2的比分战胜塞尔维亚选手Miomir Kecmanovic，排名世界第24位。
此外，在周六晚上的比赛中，第三名Alexander Zverev将对阵意大利资格赛选手Mattia Bellucci。而第四名Novak Djokovic将面临美国选手Alex Michelsen的挑战。
新闻来源：www.abcnews.go.com
原文地址：Gauff rallies to reach China Open final. Sinner and Alcaraz win in Shanghai
新闻日期：2024-10-05
原文摘要：
Coco Gauff rallied from a set down for the third consecutive match as she beat Paula Badosa 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the final of the China Open. The sixth-ranked Gauff will play either Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen or Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in Sunday's final seeking her second WTA-1000 level title. Gauff has a 7-1 record in tour finals. The 20-year-old American has made a habit of slow starts in Beijing this week and the script played out again as the No. 19-ranked Badosa took a tight opening set in 59 minutes, saving 10 of 11 break points. The Spaniard then built a 3-1 lead in the second set before the 2023 U.S. Open champion shifted the momentum by saving four break points and then breaking back to level at 4-4. Gauff then held for 5-4 and broke Badosa again to force a deciding set. “I felt like I was playing the right way the whole time, just a couple of unforced errors, she was playing well too,” Gauff said in her on-court interview. “I was trying to stay focused. Mentally, I just tried to reset. I got down a couple of times, and I tried to bounce back.” With all the momentum, Gauff then broke Badosa three more times — for the loss of one of her own — as she clinched the match in 2 hours, 20 minutes. Gauff had also lost the first set to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round before winning by walkover as the four-time major winner retired with a back injury at one set-all. “I've had tough opponents the whole tournament,” Gauff said. In the quarterfinals, Gauff trailed the No. 115-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva before rallying to win in three. Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner showed no signs of fatigue from their China Open final earlier this week to advance with comfortable straight-set victories in their opening matches. The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat the Italian in Beijing on Wednesday for his fourth title of the year, recorded his 10th consecutive win with a 6-2, 6-2 result against 19-year-old Shang Juncheng of China. The 21-year-old Spaniard won the first nine points of the match and four of seven break points as he rushed into a third-round meeting with another Chinese player, Wu Yibing. “I’m not used to playing against players younger than me,” Alcaraz said. “He has been playing good tennis lately, lifting his first ATP (title in Chengdu), so I’m pretty sure he’s going to climb the rankings. I’m just happy to to be able to win these kinds of matches." Sinner, who is dealing with an ongoing doping case, had a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 outing against Taro Daniel of Japan for his 250th career win. The Italian, who won the U.S Open last month for his second major of the year, fired 12 aces and 38 winners. “I felt quite comfortable today,” said the 23-year-old Sinner, who next plays Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina. “I feel in good shape also physically, which is very important for me. Of course I will try to improve for tomorrow’s performance, but today I was serving really, really well, especially in important moments, and was moving well.” No. 65-ranked Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic broke sixth-ranked Andrey Rublev seven times on his way to an upset 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3 victory. Yosuke Watanuki also had a surprise win, beating No. 35-ranked Brendan Nakashima 7-6 (4), 6-3. The Japanese qualifier plays either seventh-ranked Taylor Fritz of the U.S. or French qualifier Terence Atmane next. Also, 24th-ranked Alexei Popyrin of Australia beat Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-2. Later Saturday, third-ranked Alexander Zverev began his campaign against Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci, while fourth-ranked Novak Djokovic faced Alex Michelsen of the United States. ___ AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
