Field Level Media
03 Aug 2022, 09:49 GMT+10
Japan's Naomi Osaka, back from a 2 1/2-month absence, fought for a first-round win in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday, beating China's Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Osaka hadn't played since losing in the first round of the French Open. She sat out the subsequent grass-court season, including Wimbledon, because of an Achilles injury.
Osaka, the 2018 and 2020 U.S. Open champion, put less than half of her first serves in play against Zheng but came through when it mattered, saving 7 of 8 break points. Osaka had an 11-3 edge in aces, and Zheng amassed more double faults, 7-2.
In other first-round action, ninth-seeded Veronika Kudermetova of Russia eked out a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5 win over Italy's Camila Giorgi. The United States' Shelby Rogers downed Canada's Bianca Andreescu 6-4, 6-2, and Caroline Dolehide won an all-U.S. matchup against Kayla Day 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff cruised past Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina 6-1, 6-0.
Citi Open
Second-seeded Emma Raducanu of Great Britain opened her summer hard-court season with a 6-4, 6-2 over the United States' Louisa Chirico in Washington.
Raducanu, 19, last played at Wimbledon, where she lost in the second round to France's Caroline Garcia.
Chirico, ranked 216th in the world, didn't help her cause by committing eight double faults while firing just one ace. Raducanu, the reigning U.S. Open champion, had three aces and no double faults.
Other first-round winners included fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Russia's Anna Kalinskaya, Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, the Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova, China's Xiyu Wang and Colombia's Camila Osorio. Germany's Andrea Petkovic upset eighth-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark 6-2, 6-2.
--Field Level MediaGet a daily dose of San Jose Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to San Jose Sun.
More InformationWashington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were recently spotted spending quality time together in New York....
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): Justin Bieber's little bundle of joy, son Jack Blues, who is just 10 months old, seems to be already...
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week: 1. China's Wang Xinyu finishes runner-up...
Washington DC [US], June 27 (ANI): Ahead of his anticipated appearance in 'Happy Gilmore 2', the Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce...
Venice [Italy], June 27 (ANI): All eyes are on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sanchez as the couple is all...
Venice [Italy], June 27 (ANI): Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding festivities are in full swing in Venice. Renowned celebrities,...
NEW YORK, New York - Global stock indices closed with divergent performances on Tuesday, as investors weighed corporate earnings, central...
TORONTO, Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late on June 29 that trade negotiations with the U.S. have recommenced...
Vancouver, Canada: A high-stakes legal showdown is brewing in the world of athleisure. Lululemon, the Canadian brand known for its...
LONDON, U.K.: British oil giant Shell has denied reports that it is in talks to acquire rival oil company BP. The Wall Street Journal...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets closed firmly in positive territory to start the week Monday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that he was halting trade discussions with Canada due to its decision...