Aurélie SACCHELLI, published on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7:24 p.m.
Anett Kontaveit is the first seed eliminated at the Abu Dhabi tournament. The world No.23 suffered the law of Veronika Kudermetova while Donna Vekic gave in to Bernarda Pera. Maria Sakkari, Yulia Putintseva and Ons Jabeur, however, qualified.
Let’s go for the 2021 WTA season! The first balls are exchanged this week on the Abu Dhabi side, and a first surprise has already occurred with the elimination of the No. 10 seed, Anett Kontaveit. The world n ° 23 suffered the law of the n ° 46, Veronika Kudermetova, who won 7-5, 6-1 in 1:27. The Estonian took the service of the Russian from the first game, but then failed to break her opponent throughout the game. Kudermetova immediately came back to 1-1, then took Kontaveit’s serve at 6-5 to pocket the first set, before slipping into the second, breaking at 1-0 and 3-0. Donna Vekic, seed number 16, suffered the same fate against Bernarda Pera with a loss in three sets (7-6, 2-6, 6-4). Donna Vekic, seed number 16, suffered the The same fate against Bernarda Pera with a defeat in three sets (7-6, 2-6, 6-4).
Sakkari without trembling
The rest of the day was more conducive to the seeds. Starting with Maria Sakkari (n ° 9). The Greek did not tremble against the Russian Anastasia Potapova, winning 6-4, 6-2 in 1h28. Author of 7 aces and 54% of first balls, the world No. 22 was not broken during this game (despite four chances for the Russian) and took the opposing service to 1-1 in the first set and to 1-1 and 3-1 in the second. Yulia Putintseva (n ° 13) won 6-3, 6-3 in 1h23 against Martina Trevisan, who had not played since her surprising quarter-final at Roland Garros. She was not broken in this match either, despite five chances. She took the Italian’s serve at 2-2 and and 5-3 in the first set and 1-0 in the second. Ons Jabeur (n ° 15) had to fight for 1h33 to finally get rid of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 7-6, 6-3. The Tunisian had to save two balls in the first set at 5-4, before winning in the tie-break (7-3), then took place in the second. Seed number 17, Ekaterina Alexandrova did not force her talent to get rid of Zarina Diyas (6-4, 6-4).
ABU DHABI (United Arab Emirates, WTA 500, hard outside, 460,730 €)
First edition
1st round
Kenin (USA, n ° 1) – Yang (CHN, Q)
Flipkens (BEL) bat Siegemund (ALL) : 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Krejcikova (RTC) bat Loeb (USA) : 6-1, 6-3
Putintseva (KAZ, n ° 13) a Trevisan (ITA): 6-3, 6-3
Sakkari (GRE, n ° 9) bat Potapova (RUS) : 6-4, 6-2
Gauff (USA) – Eikeri (NOR)
Sasnovich (BIE) – Bondar (HON, Q)
Mladenovic (FRA) – Muguruza (ESP, n ° 5)
Sabalenka (BIE, n ° 4) – Hercog (SLO)
Tomljanovic (AUS) bat Zhu (CHN): 6-2, 7-6 (1)
Bondarenko (UKR, Q) – Y.Wang (CHN)
Jabeur (TUN, n ° 15) bat Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) : 7-6 (3), 6-3
Muchova (RTC, n ° 12) – Kovinic (MNE)
Kasatkina (RUS) whip Q.Wang (CHN): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Rus (PBS) – X.Wang (CHN)
Stefanini (ITA, Q) – Rybakina (KAZ, n ° 6)
Vondrousova (RTC, n ° 8) – Hsieh (TAI)
Kostyuk (UKR) – Hradecka (RTC, Q)
Fernandez (CAN) a Paolini (ITA): 6-4, 6-2
Zidansek (SLO) – Brady (USA, n ° 11)
Currency (USA) bat Vekic (CRO, n°16) : 7-6 (10), 2-6, 6-4
Sorribes Tormo (ESP) – Podoroska (ARG)
Barthel (ALL) – Gasanova (RUS, Q)
Cirstea (ROU) – Ka.Pliskova (RTC, n ° 3)
Mertens (BEL, n ° 7) – Cornet (FRA)
Badosa (ESP) bat Sevastova (LET): 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Turati (ITA, Q) – Shvedova (KAZ)
Kudermetova (RUS) bat Kontaveit (EST, n ° 10): 7-5, 6-1
Alexandrova (RUS, n°17) bat Diyas (KAZ): 6-4, 6-4
Watson (GBR) – Burrage (GBR, LL)
Zvonareva (RUS) – Iron (FRA)
Pegula (USA) – Svitolina (UKR, n ° 2)
