Sharapova rolls into quarterfinals

Tianjin (China), October 13
Maria Sharapova surged into the Tianjin Open quarterfinals on Thursday as she pursues her first tournament victory since her return from a doping ban. The former world No. 1 defeated Magda Linette of Poland 7-5 6-3.
Sharapova, a five-time Major winner, is now ranked a lowly 86 in the world and she needed a wildcard to enter the tournament. She saw off 71st-ranked Linette in just over 98 minutes to reach only her second quarterfinal since her return to action.
Wozniacki, Svitolina withdraw
Hong Kong: Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and top seed Elina Svitolina, who have both qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals, withdrew from the Hong Kong Open through injury on Thursday.
Wozniacki pulled out before her match against Lizette Cabrera with elbow pain. Svitolina failed to recover from a right leg injury to start her match against world No. 114 American Nicole Gibbs.
Garcia completesWTA Finals field
Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia became the eighth and final player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore after Britain’s Johanna Konta withdrew from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow due to a foot injury.