No. 3 seed Bernarda Pera survived a three-set opening match and defeated Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Hamburg European Open on Monday in Germany.Pera had a 4-0 edge in aces and saved seven of 10 break points to get past Sonmez.Austrian fifth seed Julia G
No. 3 seed Bernarda Pera survived a three-set opening match and defeated Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Hamburg European Open on Monday in Germany.Austrian fifth seed Julia Grabher had an easier time in beating Romania's Miriam Bulgaru 6-4, 6-4. No. 6 seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan and No. 8 seed Camila Osorio of Colombia also won in straight sets.
German 19-year-old Noma Noha Akugue won her WTA main-draw debut, beating Brazil's Laura Pigossi 7-5, 6-4. Germany's Jule Niemeier, Argentina's Nadia Podoroska, Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Diana Shnaider of Russia also advanced.No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia cruised past Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 in first-round action in Switzerland.No. 8 seed Elina Avanesyan of Russia also advanced. She led 6-2, 2-0 when countrywoman Evgeniya Rodina retired.
Other winners included Switzerland's Jil Teichmann, Argentina's Julia Riera and Anna Bondar of Hungary.Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova fired 16 aces but needed two hours and two minutes to dispatch countrywoman Kristina Kucova 7-5, 6-3 in the first round in Poland. Germans Laura Siegemund and Yanina Wickmayer also won their opening matches. Siegemund defeated Poland's Maja Chwalinska 6-4, 6-1, and Wickmayer beat Japan's Nao Hibino 6-2, 6-4.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland is the top seed in her home country's open. She will play her first match Tuesday against Nigina Abduraimova of Uzbekistan.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Three people shot while sitting in their cars in suburban SydneyAustralian police believe the incident was a 'targeted attack'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Three dead following listeria outbreak in Washington stateThe bacteria are commonly found in unheated cheeses and deli meats and unpasteurised dairy products. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Three hurt in Japan train stabbing attackTOKYO: Three people were hurt in a knife attack on a train in western Japan on Sunday (Jul 23), with police saying they had arrested a man for allegedly carrying out the stabbings. The victims - a train conductor in his 20s and two male passengers aged in their 20s and 70s - were taken to hosp
Read more »
Motorcyclist killed in chain collision with lorry, three cars on PIE near Toa PayohA 54-year-old died on Saturday after his motorcycle was involved in an accident with a lorry and three cars on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE). The motorcyclist was unconscious when taken to hospital, where he later died, police said. The Singapore Civil Defence...
Read more »
New Zealand could be on verge of unexpected - a berth in Women's World Cup knockout roundNew Zealand's Football Ferns are on the cusp of accomplishing a feat few could have predicted days ago - advancing to the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup.New Zealand face the Philippines at Wellington Regional Stadium on Tuesday and a victory would all but guarantee their advancement. The 2
Read more »
'As long as we have air-con': Phoenix heat shows gap between US rich, poorFor more than three weeks, the temperature in Phoenix is surpassing a hard-to-fathom 43 deg C. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »