Victoria Azarenka could not overcome the first round of the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong, the two-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments was forced to end her career. And Dayana Yastremska (the winner of the last edition of the Asian tournament) was eliminated.
Victoria Azarenka and Dayana Yastremska were eliminated in the first round of the WTA Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s main favorite Azarenka got off to a great start and won the first set 6-2.
The WTA leader (in 2012) and winner of the Australian Open (2012 and 2013) Victoria complained of problems with her left leg (around the knee), lost the second set with a score of 6-3 and decided that she could not continue the match.
Leila Fernandez (60 WTA, US Open 2021 finalist) will play Mirra Andreeva (50 WTA) in the second round, after the 16-year-old Russian defeated Ukrainian Diana Yastremska (97 WTA, Hong Kong title) 6-4, 6 -3.
After dividing the sets, @leylahfernandez advances to the second round after top seed Azarenka exited the game.
Final score: 2-6, 6-3#PHKTO2023 pic.twitter.com/q5trH83xX7
— wta (@WTA) October 10, 2023
The Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2023 will be held from October 9 to 15 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize pool of $259,303, and the title champion is Diana Yastremska (in 2018).
Source: Hot News
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