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Aryna Sabalenka, whose Indian Wells was over before it began after she tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in the desert, took a wild card into Moscow.

She ended up being the No. 1 seed. Hopefully there are no lingering effects as she got through three sets in a tough opener against Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic.

ATP Tour – Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 final results

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VTB Kremlin Cup 2021
Location: Moscow, Russia
Category: WTA 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates: Oct. 18 – 24, 2021
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S28 – D16

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

[1/WC] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 76 (2) 46 61
[2] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def Tereza Martincova (CZE) 64 46 63
[4] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. [Q] Bernarda Pera (USA) 62 75

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 64 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

[3] Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Miyu Kato (JPN) 64 62
[4] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) def Anna Kalinskaya / Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 52 retd

Doubles, first round

Ekaterina Alexandrova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) def [1] Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 63 61

[2] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. [PR] Vera Lapko / Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 63 62

Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def. [WC] Oksana Selekhmeteva / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 64 57 [10-8]

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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

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. [Q] Donna Vekic (CRO) 46 11 suspended

Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. [Q] Xinyu Wang (CHN) 61 67 (5) 41 retd
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. [Q] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 62 75
Ann Li (USA) def Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 64 62

Singles, first round

Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL) def [1] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 57 63 62

Doubles, first round

[1] Darija Jurak (CRO) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) def. Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) 60 62
[3] Lyudmyla Kichenok / Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. [WC] Paula Arias Manjon / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 60 63
[4] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Renata Voracova (CZE) 57 63 [10-3]