WTA Tour – Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 final results

Singles, first round

Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) def [3] Maria Sakkari (GRE) 64 64

[6] Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 62
[7] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 63 64
[8] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 57 60 61

[WC] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def Polona Hercog (SLO) 76 (1) 63
[WC] Sara Errani (ITA) def Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 75 16 64
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 57 64 64
Laura Siegemund (GER) def Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 64

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[7] Kaja Juvan (SLO) def. Martina Trevisan (ITA) 76 (8) 61 ([2] Marketa Vondrousova)
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) def [4] Océane Dodin (FRA) 26 64 63 (Fiona Ferro)
[5] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Laura Ioana Paar (ROU) 62 76 (11) (Kirsten Flipkens)
[6] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 75 76 (2) ([5] Elise Mertens)

[LL] Océane Dodin (FRA) (Tamara Zidansek)

Doubles, first round

Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) def. Vivian Heisen (GER) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) 64 64
Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) def Elena Bogdan (ROU) / Reka-Luka Jani (HUN) 63 62

PREVIEW

Here it is – the day tennis has been waiting for.

Monday afternoon in Palermo Italy will mark the first day of main draw play on either the WTA or ATP Tours since … the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico the first week of March.

For the men, it’s been since late February – the Santiago, Dubai and Acapulco tournaments. They are scheduled only to return in several weeks, in the US Open bubble, with the relocated Cincinnati tournament.

The 31st Palermo Ladies Open got through two rounds of qualifying over the weekend without incident, although there was one reported positive COVID-19 test for a player upon arrival, who would not have had access to the grounds until the test result came back.

The first event back suffered a bit of a blow before it began when world No. 2 Simona Halep decided she health risks were such that she didn’t feel comfortable travelling to Palermo.

https://opencourt.ca/wordpress/2020/07/26/halep-passes-on-palermo-and-theyre-not-happy/

DRAWS

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Click here for the doubles draw.

Click here for the qualifying draw.

Two players withdrew from the qualifying – Viktoria Tomova (unspecified illness) and Lesia Tsurenko (left rib injury).

Paula Badosa pulled out of the main draw with a right hip injury.

Decided not to compete in Palermo this week. I’m still not 100%, working on it to be back soon. Thanks to the @LadiesOpenPA for the hospitality. See you soon! pic.twitter.com/rARS0A0wQf

— Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) August 1, 2020

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