Two women’s qualifiers advanced in matches delayed twice by subsequent showers
Venus Williams, of the United States, reacts after defeating Zarina Diyas, of Kazakhstan, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a first round match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament. (Photo: AP)
Cincinatti: Venus Williams had to wait out a rain delay of more than two hours before beating Zarina Diyas 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Two women’s qualifiers advanced in matches delayed twice by subsequent showers. Timea Babos outlasted Samantha Stosur 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-5, and Yaroslava Shvedova knocked off Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 7-6 (0). No.12 seed Timea Bacsinszky also lost, falling to Madison Keys 6-4, 6-3 in a matchup of Wimbledon quarterfinalists.
In more women’s first-round play, Varvara Lepchenko edged Barbora Strycova 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6), and Wimbledon quarterfinalist CoCo Vandeweghe cruised past qualifier Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-2. Jelena Jankovic advanced with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Madison Brengle, and Karin Knapp defeated Ana Konjuh 7-5, 6-2.
Vandeweghe met Putintseva for the first time since May 2013, when Vandeweghe claimed on Twitter that Putintseva and her father insulted her after the match. “The win speaks for itself. The scoreline speaks for itself. That’s all I have to say,” Vandeweghe said after winning the match against Putintseva.
( Source : agencies )
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