At the Wuhan Open on Monday, Leylah Fernandez of Canada came back to defeat Diana Shnaider, ranked 12th, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3.
Laval, Quebec native Fernandez won 79% of her points on the first serve while holding her Russian opponent to only 60%. In the first-round encounter, the Canadian also enjoyed a 7-2 advantage in aces.
Beatriz Haddad-Maia, ranked No. 12, defeated Madison Keys of the United States 7-6 (7), 6-2. The Brazilian, who won her fourth career title at the Seoul Open last month, converted five of her eight breakpoint attempts to Keys’ three from twelve.
rated No. 10 15th-seeded Donna Vekic defeated Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, while Anna Kalinskaya easily defeated Anna Bondár 6-1, 6-3.
Play on Wuhan’s outdoor courts was halted due to the rain.
Two days after they started, seventh-seeded Taylor Fritz and tenth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov wrapped up their Shanghai Masters second-round matches on Monday.
All games on the outdoor courts at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena were postponed until Monday due to rain on Saturday. The U.S. Open finalist Fritz led Frenchman Terence Atmane 4-3 in the opening set.
The American defeated the No. 161-ranked Atmane 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) in two tiebreakers, allowing each player to only break the serve once during the two-hour match. Fritz will take on Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki in the third round.
The top eight seeds were given a first-round bye, including China Open champion Coco Gauff and second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka.
Dimitrov, competing in his 100th Masters tournament, came out to the court on Monday with a lead in the first set but trailed Zizou Bergs by a break in the second.
The Belgian, rated No. 73, took the second set by converting his lead. In response to Bergs losing one of his own service games, Dimitrov broke him three times to win the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
In the third round, the Bulgarian will face Alexei Popyrin of Australia.
Danish player Holger Rune defeated Italian Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 after coming back from a set deficit.
Another Italian was defeated. After a collapse from the 15th seed, Lorenzo Musetti lost to David Goffin 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, just when it looked like he would win easily. Marcos Giron defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3, and the Belgian will now play him.
After defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3, Flavio Cobolli advanced to the third round and faced record four-time champion Novak Djokovic.
However, play on the outdoor courts was canceled for the day due to the ongoing chaos caused by the rain. Matches involving 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas were rescheduled for Tuesday.
U.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe defeated China’s Zhou Yi 6-2, 6-4 under the retractable roof, while Tallon Griekspoor defeated 26th-seeded Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-2.