Dayana Yastremska defeated Venus Williams in a three-set thriller at the Western & Southern Open, while American sensational Coco Gauff fell at the first hurdle.
On Saturday, Yastremska sent former world number one Williams to pack his bags in the opening round of the WTA Premier tournament.
Maria Sakkari said a statement wowed teenager Gauff in New York during the coronavirus pandemic, with the event usually held in Cincinnati.
Meanwhile, former champion Victoria Azarenka took her first win of the season.
Tennis Center." data-reactid="29">A 5-7 6-2 7-5 marathon race went for 16th-seeded Yastremska, who eliminated Williams at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Ukraine’s Yastremska needed two hours and 36 minutes to eliminate seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams in their first fight.
Yastremska – who overcame an injury in the first set – will then play Bernarda Pera, who beat Heather Watson 6-1 3-6 6-3.
16-year-old Gauff was no match for Sakkari, who achieved a 6-1 6-3 triumph.
In preparation for the upcoming US Open in Flushing Meadows, Gauff was comfortably defeated by Sakkari in just 65 minutes.
“I think I had a really good game. I played a game in Palermo, but it doesn’t matter to me. It wasn’t even a game. [there], the way I played, “said Sakkari, who scored 14 winners and 21 unforced errors.” Going back to how I did it, it’s really important and [I take] much confidence from this. “
Donna Vekic – the fifteenth seeded – fell after a 6-2 6-3 defeat to two-time Australian Open champion Azarenka.
Azarenka, who won the tournament in 2013, needed just over an hour to get rid of Vekic in the opening round.
Next up for Azarenka is former US Open champion Sloane Stephens or Caroline Garcia.
Elsewhere, 9th-seeded Elena Rybakina lost 7-5 7-6 (8-6) to Ekaterina Alexandrova, while 11th-seeded Alison Riske lost 6-3 6-3 to Amanda Anisimova.
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