The GDL Open started with him right foot his first edition ofl WTA 1000, las circuit stars they finally came out in the Center Court before an audience eager to see the best tennis in the world.
The first session of the day concluded with the surprise that happened in the Grand Stand, where Alize Cornet had an early farewell by being traced by Lin Zhu by partials of 3-6, 6-3 y 6-4, where the French had to deal with the last moments of the match with an injury to her left thigh.
However, fan favorites like Victoria Azarernka o Bianca Andreescu they had no problem securing their ticket to the second round of the tournament; The Canadian tennis player reaffirmed that she is one of the few rackets that feels comfortable with the height of Jalisco and she was in evidence with the winners that she executed.
“I like the height because that way my balls go faster and spin more, but it’s part of the fact that I love being in Mexico,” said the 2019 US Open champion.
the ukrainian, Marta Kostyuk, she also had a solid afternoon on the second court of the tournament as she took an hour and eight minutes to eliminate Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets 6-1 6-3.
The night session suffered a small setback when it had a situation with a honeycomb that was present in the umpire’s chair, which caused the evacuation of the Central Court for an hour until it was attended by the firemen and thus resume with the exercise.
OTHER RESULTS
L. Samsonova d. K. Kanepi 6-1, 7-5
R. Marino d. A. Li 2-6, 6-7
E. Mertens d. A. Muhammad 3-6, 2-6
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