The tournament in San Diego (category WTA 500) on Wednesday remained without two winners of the Grand Slam tournaments, which interrupted only a few hours apart.
First, Olena Rybakina (reigning Wimbledon champion and 26th in the world ranking) announced her loss before her match with Garbiñe Muguruza.
In just a few hours, Muguruza (two-time Grand Slam winner and 13th ranked WTA) also lost in the first set against China’s Qinwen Zheng (a lucky loser). With a score of 5-0 in favor of the Asian, Harbin retired, citing health problems.
In the 1/8 finals, Qinwen Zheng will meet with the main favorite and the winner of the first place in the rating today, Iga Svyatek.
WTA San Diego, Wednesday’s first round results:
Qinwen Zheng – Garbinier Muguruza 5-0 (Mugurusa retires)
Daria Kasatkina (8) – Leila Fernandez 6-2, 6-2
Donna Vekich – Maria Sakkari (5) 7-6(3), 6-1
Karolina Plikova – Caroline Dolehide 6-3, 6-4
Sloane Stevens – Jill Teichmann 6-1, 7-6(2)
The San Diego Open takes place from October 10 to 16, is contested on hard courts, has a total prize pool of $757,900, is in the WTA 500 category, and the main favorite is Iga Sviatek.
Source: Hot News RO
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