The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkafirst seed in the tournament Wuhan WTA 1000 (China), made his debut in the second round in an undemanding match against the Czech Katerina Siniakovaimposed by 6-4 and 6-4.
American made it easier Coco Gaufffourth favorite and winner last week in Beijing, who settled his match against the Bulgarian in the blink of an eye Victoria Tomova through 6-1 and 6-2.
On the other hand, the seventh favorite, also Czech Barbora Krejcikovalost to the American Hailey Baptistewhich comes from the previous stage. Baptiste, 22 years old and yet to beat a top-10 player, continued to grow in Wuhan and in the second set he came back from 5-3 down and pushed the reigning Wimbledon champion on his way. It is imposed by 6-3 and 7-5.
The sixth seed, the American, also did not make it through the round. Emma Navarrobeaten by the Polish Magdalena French through 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.
The Russian is also in the round of 32 Daria Kasatina, eighth seed, beat the American Bernarda Pera 6-4, 1-6 and 6-1, the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva the Polish defeated Croatian Donna Vekic 6-4, 3-6 and 6-4 Magda Linette she defeated the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 5-2 and retired and the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova over her compatriot Anna Kalinskaya 6-4, 6-7 (2) and 6-1.
The Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk She went to the second round due to the disappointment of her rival, the American Amanda Anisimova.
Source: La Verdad
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