Beatriz Haddad Maia and Caroline Garcia are out of the first round of the WTA tournament in Doha. They were defeated by Xinyu Wang and Naomi Osaka respectively.

Beatrice Haddad Maia and Caroline Garcia knocked out by Xinyu Wang and Naomi Osaka in Doha

Beatrice Haddad Maia (14 WTA) was defeated in the first round of the WTA tournament in Doha.

The player from Brazil was defeated by Sinha Wang (41 WTA) with a score of 6-1, 6-3 after a match that lasted an hour and 10 minutes.

In the next round, she will meet Victoria Azarenka (31 WTA), who beat Magdalena Frech (52 WTA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Caroline Garcia (21st WTA) was also eliminated on Monday.

The Hexagon athlete was defeated in straight sets by former WTA number one Naomi Osaka (747 WTA) at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 29 minutes and ended with a score of 7-5, 6-4.

In the second round, Osaka will face Petra Martic (67 WTA), who defeated Arantsa Rus in the first round with a score of 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(5).

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Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 will be held from February 11 to 17. The tournament is held on clay in Doha, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and offers a total prize pool of $3,211,715. The champion of the title is Iga Sviatek (2022, 2023), and Simona Halep won in 2014.

The main favorites of WTA Doha: Iga Sviatek (1), Coco Gauff (2), Elena Rybakina (3), Ons Jaber (4), Qinwen Zheng (5), Marketa Vondrousova (6), Maria Sakkari (7), Yelena Ostapenko ( 8).