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After an interlude in the Coachella Valley, the tour is back to “normal” with the return of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

It has a ridiculously strong field; wild cards are Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep and Anett Kontaveit.

And there’s a new event in Tenerife, Canary Islands that looms in the shadow of the devastating volcano eruption at the nearby La Palma Island.

ATP Tour – Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 final results

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VTB Kremlin Cup 2021
Location: Moscow, Russia
Category: WTA 500
Dates: Oct. 18 – 24, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 62 63
[Q] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 76 (5) 64
[Q] Bernarda Pera (USA) def [Q] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 76 (3) 63
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def. Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 62 64
[Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def [Q] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 64 63

Doubles, first round

[3] Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def Anna Dalinina (UKR) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) 61 61
[4] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) def. Tereza Martincova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 06 62 [10-4]

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Tenerife Ladies Open
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Oct. 18-24, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Oct. 18, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def. [2] Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 75 46 61
[Q] Xinyu Wang (CHN) def [6] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 61

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) def Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 64 64
Ann Li (USA) def [WC] Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 26 64 61
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. [LL] Kaja Juvan (SLO) 46 61 64

Doubles, first round

Vivian Heisen (GER) / Andreea Mitu (ROU) def Ingrid Neel (USA) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 61 63
Anna Bondar / Dalma Galfi (HUN) def Arantxa Rus (NED) / Heather Watson (GBR) 76 (2) 64
Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Danka Kovinic (MNE) def. Mona Barthel / Julia Lohoff (GER) 75 64