Tennis Tracker: Cilic wins on long-awaited ATP return, Samsonova dumped out of Seoul
17:48 CET - Elina Svitolina's (30) tennis season has ended, the Ukrainian said on Wednesday after she underwent surgery on her right foot to address a long-standing injury.
Svitolina came back from maternity leave last year firing on all cylinders and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals, but she said she had struggled throughout her 2024 campaign with the injury.
"So unfortunately my 2024 season is now in the history books, as I have had surgery on my foot today to correct a long-standing issue that I have been trying to manage throughout this year," Svitolina said on Instagram, alongside a photo of herself in a hospital bed.
15:52 CET - Marin Cilic (35) was back on the ATP Tour today for his first match since February and he registered a win, coming back to beat Zachary Svajda (21) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 in Hangzhou to progress to the second round.
That's it for Asian tournaments today, you can catch up on the results from Hangzhou here.
15:25 CET - Play has been stopped for the day at the Thailand Open in Hua Hin due to persistent rain. You can catch up on the day's results here.
13:00 CET - Second seed Liudmila Samsonova (25) has been knocked out of Seoul in the second round by fellow Russian Veronika Kudermetova (27), who won 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals.
That was the last match of the day in Korea - catch up on all the results here.
11:25 CET - A new tournament is joining the ATP Tour today and the first match of the first-ever Hangzhou Open has been won by seventh seed Fabian Marozsan (24), who has beaten Luca Nardi (21) 6-0, 6-2.
At that tournament this afternoon, Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic (35) will play his first ATP match since February.
11:13 CET - Sixth seed Marta Kostyuk (22) has advanced in Seoul with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Heather Watson (32).
The sixth seed is out in Chengdu though, with Lorenzo Sonego (29) losing 6-4, 7-5 to Taro Daniel (31).
08:31 CET - The day's action is already underway and has started with something of an upset, with seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) losing 6-2, 7-5 to compatriot Polina Kudermetova (21) in Seoul.
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