At the Wuhan Open, second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka has kept her perfect record going after defeating 37th-seeded Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-4 in the opening round.
Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, broke her Czech opponent twice in each set after receiving a bye in the first round alongside the other top eight seeds. in addition to giving up one of her own service games? In one hour and thirty-four minutes, she secured her most recent victory.
Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, who defeated silver medallist Donna Vekic of the Paris Olympics with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 triumph, will face the 26-year-old Belarusian in round three.
After winning the title on her debut in 2018 and defending it in 2019, the current US Open champion is currently 13-0 in Wuhan. The tournament was halted for five years owing to COVID-19 travel restrictions and a WTA boycott of China. I missed Wuhan a lot,” noted Sabalenka.
I simply have wonderful recollections of taking home the title here twice. Wuhan alone reminds me of many wonderful times and positive energy.
Iga Swiatek withdrew from the women’s Asian swing due to personal reasons and exhaustion, therefore Sabalenka just needs to get to the quarterfinals at Wuhan to reclaim the top spot in the rankings. Swiatek, a Polish star, recently broke up with Tomasz Wiktorowski, his coach.
China Open champion Hailey Baptiste defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 7-5 for her first victory over a Top-10 player, and China Open champion Coco Gauff easily defeated Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2.
Daria Kasatkina overcame a mid-match blunder to overcome Bernarda Pera 6-4 1-6 6-1, while Magdalena Frech defeated Emma Navarro 6-4 3-6 6-3.
When Anastasia Potapova, the American’s opponent, quit with a 6-2 2-0 lead, third-ranked Jessica Pegula advanced.
At a competition at the tour level, Erika Andreeva defeated her sister Mirra 6-3 6-1 in their first clash.