Croatian Petra Martic eliminated Spanish Cristina Bucsa on Tuesday in the first round of the Canadian Opentaking place in Montreal, the same day Czech Marketa Vondrousova defeated Egyptian Mayar Sherif.
Also this Tuesday, the American Madison Keys (15) and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (19) announced their retirement of the tournament due to injuries.
Keys had to withdraw with a gluteus injury suffered in Monday’s match against Venus Williams. For her part, Azarenka was injured in the abdomen during the warm-up of the game to be held that night against the American Sloan Stephens (38).
In his match against Bucsa (68), Martic (35) only needed one hour and five minutes to defeat the Spaniard 6-0, 6-4. Bucsa’s elimination leaves the Canadian Open without Spanish representation.
On Monday, Paula Badosa announced that she was leaving the contest due to physical problems a day before playing his first game.
meanwhile, the check Vondrousova (10), the unexpected winner of this year’s Wimbledon tournament, defeated Sherif (33) 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 18 minutes. Vondrousova will face Danish Caroline Wozniacki in the next round, who on Tuesday won in two sets, 6-2, 6-2, against Australian Kimberly Birrell (115).
On the other hand, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (12) also defeated the Polish Magdalena Frech in two sets and one hour and 43 minutes (79) by 6-4 and 6-2.
In the second round, the Brazilian will face Canadian Leylah Fernandez (21)who this Tuesday defeated American Payton Stearns (57) 6-3, 6-2.
Another Canadian, Bianca Andreescu (41), fell in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, before Italian Camila Giorgi (51).
Also on Tuesday, Russian Daria Kasatkina (14) defeated Belgian Elise Mertens (6) 6-4 and 6-2 in the resumption of play that was suspended on Monday night when the score was tied at 4-4 in the first set.
In other matches of the day, players Qinwen Zheng (24), Anna Blinkova (34), Marie Bouzkova (37), Yulia Putintseva (61), Karolina Muchova (17), Alycia Parks (42), Danielle Collins ( 48) and Lyudmila Samsonova (18).
The match between Elena Rybakina (4) and Jennifer Brady (561) was suspended due to rain in tie-break and will end on Wednesday.
Source: La Verdad

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