The 2022 Champions Tour debuted Tuesday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, with two surprises in terms of WTA rankings.
Jessica Pegula, def. Maria Sakkari, and Aryna Sabalenko def. Ons Jabert
In the first singles match, Jessica Pegula (No. 3 seed) was defeated after a tough game by Maria Sakkari (No. 5 in the world).
Grecoaica won after two tiebreaks with a score of 8-6 and 7-4. The match lasted two hours and 14 minutes (7-6(6), 7-6(4)).
In the second match of the day, the second favorite (Ons Jaber) beat the 7th ranked player in the world, Arina Sabalenko.
Zhaber started the match better, varied perfectly and took Arina out of her comfort zone (6-3). However, it was not enough to win. Sabalenko came back, leveled the game and managed to win the next two sets with a score of 7-6(5), 7-5.
The game lasted two hours and 31 minutes.
The result of the match between Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari
The result of the match Ons Zhaber – Arina Sabalenko
They will take place on Wednesday at the Tournament of Champions
Iga Svyatek – Daria Kasatkina (from 00:00)
Coco Gauf – Caroline Garcia (from 02:00)
*The competition can be watched live on Digisport.
Tracy Austin Group
Iga Svyatek (favorite 1)
Coco Gauf (4)
Caroline Garcia (6)
Darya Kasatkina (8)
The Nancy Ritchie Group
Ons Jaber (2)
Jessica Pegula (3)
Maria Sakkari (5)
Aryna Sabalenko (7)
Source: Hot News RO
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