![]() The 33-year-old reached the Singles and Women’s Doubles finals of the Birmingham Classic earlier this month before an injury saw her pull out of both but she claimed the third WTA title of her career earlier this year at the Lyon Open. Garcia Upends Gauff Again, Swiatek Wins At WTA Finals Sakkari v Sabalenka Wed.Super-consistent Shuai Zhang handed lucky loser Misaki Doi a second-set bagel on Monday in a comfortable victory, all the more impressive as she would have been gearing up to face Elena Rybakina. Sakkari Sacks Sabalenka To Reach SFs, Jabeur Over Pegula Swiatek, Coco Back Thurs. ![]() 16 Karolina Pliskova locks up with former finalist Sloane Stephens. 12 Belinda Bencic returns to action against Elina Avanesyan and in the opener No. ![]() 11 Veronika Kudermetova takes on Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, No. 1 Caroline Garcia debuts against the dangerous Xiyu Wang.įormer semifinalist Petra Kvitova gets Elisabetta Cocciaretto, No. Camila Giorgi eliminated 33-year-old Alize Cornet in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. 24 seed Anastasia Potapova rolled Taylor Townsend in straights 6-1, 6-2. 19 Qinwen Zheng had an easy victory over former semifinalist Tamara Zidansek 6-3, 6-1. 21 seed Magda Linette in three sets 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Leylah Fernandez knocked out Australian Open semifinalist and No. The 15th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova hammered 21-year-old American Katie Volynets 6-0, 6-1. Other top results saw the 9th-seeded Daria Kasatkina, who made the semifinals last year, move past Germany’s Jule Niemeier 6-3, 6-4. 3 seed Jessica Pegula her fifth straight over countrywoman Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-2. But unfortunately, it’s not in our hands.” “Why do we have to go loud and say that? If it could affect anyhow the war, if it could like stop it, we would do it. Sabalenka responded, “How can we support the war? Nobody, normal people will never support it. “She never says that she personally doesn’t support this war,” Kostyuk said. “I want to see people react to it in ten years, they will not feel really nice about what they did,” Kostyuk said of the booing. After the win, the Ukrainian Kostyuk continued her custom of not shaking hands with Belarussian or Russian opponents, and that act drew boos from fans. 2 and Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka going down a break 3-2 in the first before rolling Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2. I’m just, again, glad that I finished it in two.”Ĭhatrier opened with world No. Obviously I knew I have a tough draw, and it’s going to be a tough match, and it was. “I got some matches under the belt, so that helps. “I had a great run in Rome, so that for sure boosts my confidence a little bit on clay,” Muchova said. The 8th seed is also the first Top 10 seed eliminated in either draw. She suffers her first opening round exit in Paris since 2017,and first at any Slam since the 2021 Australian. Sakkari, a former French Open semifinalist, lost to Muchova in the second round last year. ![]() Opening day at the 2023 French Open saw one top 10 seed fall as Maria Sakkari suffered her second straight loss at the French Open to Karolina Muchova who took it 7-6(5), 7-5 in the match of the day on the women’s side.
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