Hong Kong Open
Top seed Diana Shnaider of Russia opened the Hong Kong Open with a strong performance, securing a 6-3, 6-3 win over Japan’s Kyoka Okamura. Shnaider delivered three aces and dominated her first serve, winning 26 of 32 points to wrap up the match in 77 minutes.
Elsewhere, No. 3 seed Leylah Fernandez from Canada capitalized on seven double faults by her opponent, easing past Heather Watson of Great Britain 6-2, 6-2. No. 8 seed Cristina Bucsa of Spain also moved forward with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Hong Kong’s Hong Yi Cody Wong. No. 7 seed Varvara Gracheva of France had a tougher match, rallying after a challenging first set to defeat Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.
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Jiangxi Open
At the Jiangxi Open in Jiujiang, China, second-seeded Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia wasted no time, winning her first-round match over China’s Shuai Zhang 6-1, 6-1. Sramkova served up nine aces and benefited from six double faults by Zhang to finish in just 48 minutes.
Unseeded German Laura Siegemund continued the trend of upsets by eliminating No. 3 seed Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 7-5, 6-3. Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew also pulled off an upset, defeating No. 7 seed Lucia Bronzetti of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the next round.
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