Defending champion Liudmila Samsonova has stretched her profitable streak in Washington to 6 matches by beating 2022 Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins 6-1 6-3 within the first spherical of the DC Open.
The eighth-seeded Samsonova saved each break factors she confronted, whereas profitable 4 of Collins’ service video games on Monday. Collins did herself no favours by double-faulting eight occasions.
Samsonova, the 24-year-old from Russia, is at the moment ranked world No.18. Her trophy on the onerous courts of the US Open tune-up event a 12 months in the past was certainly one of 4 singles titles she’s gained.
In different ladies’s matches on day one on the first mixed ATP-WTA 500 occasion, sixth-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic superior when Anastasia Potapova retired from their match within the first set, when trailing 5-6, with an injured left ankle.
Lauren Davis gained the all-American conflict in opposition to Sloane Stephens 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-1, whereas Marta Kostyuk eradicated 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada 2-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) in two hours 43 minutes.
“Honestly, I didn’t believe I could win this one but I was just trying to play every point and stay in the match and fight not give up,” mentioned the 21-year-old Ukrainian.
Kostyuk will face No.2 seed Caroline Garcia within the second spherical.
In early males’s motion, Russia’s Aslan Karatsev beat Kiwi Kiranpal Pannu 7-6 (7-3) 6-1, Alexander Shevchenko defeated Maxime Cressy 6-3 7-6 (10-8) and Michael Mmoh beat fellow American Bradley Klahn 6-3 6-3.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
