Koko Gauf (main race favorite) advanced to the 1/8 finals of the 250 tournament in Auckland (New Zealand), easily defeating Claire Liu (95th in the world) with the score of 6-4, 6-2. .

The reigning champion of Auckland, Gauff, will beat the Czech Brenda Fruhvirtova (117 WTA) in the 1/8 finals.

All four favorites who played on Tuesday made it to the 1/8 finals. It is about Coco Gauff (1), Elina Svitolina (2), Petra Martych (7) and Varvara Grachova (8).

The result of the match Coco Gauff – Claire Liu

The results were registered on Tuesday in the first round of the WTA Auckland

Coco Gauff (1) – Claire Liu 6-4, 6-2

Brenda Fruhvirtova – Anna Blinkova 7-5, 6-4

Lulu Sun – McCartney Kessler 6-4, 6-3

Varvara Grachova (8) – Tereza Martintsova 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-2

Yuan Yue – Kyle Day 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 6-1

Petra Martych (7) – Rebekah Masarova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Emma Raducanu – Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 4-6, 7-5

Elina Svitolina (2) – Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3

WTA Auckland, optimal schedule

Coco Gauf (1) – Brenda Frukhvirtova

Lulu San – Varvara Grachova (8)

Emma Navarro – Elina Avanesyan

Yuan Yue – Petra Martych (7)

Xiyu Wang – Xiyu Wang

Diane Parry – Lesya Tsurenko

Mari Buzkova (5) – Amanda Anisimova

Emma Radukanu – Elina Svitolina (2)

ASB Classic in Auckland (New Zealand) takes place from January 1 to 7 on hard. It has a total prize pool of $267,082 and is part of the “WTA 250”. The last champions are Serena Williams (2020) and Coco Gauff (2023).