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Qualifying over, and some of the biggest guns roll into action.
Prominent among them are world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who takes to the court in Adelaide. As well as No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 Maria Sakkari (both of whom went down)
That said, there are weather challenges everywhere the next few days, so we’ll see.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez and Cana-Kiwi Erin Routliffe squeaked through their first round.
Adelaide International 1
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Category: WTA 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates: Jan 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $703,580
Draws: S30 – D16
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
Final results
Singles, second round
Kaja Juvan (SLO) def [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 76 (6) 61
Shelby Rogers (USA) def [3] Maria Sakkari (GRE) 76 (5) 26 64
[1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) def Coco Gauff (USA) 46 75 61
[7] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. [Q] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 63 64
Doubles, first round
Shelby Rogers (USA) / Heather Watson (GBR) vs. [WC] Priscilla Hon / Charlotte Kempaners-Pocz (AUS) 62 – suspended
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def. Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 76 (4) 46 [10-7]
[3] Darija Jurak (CRO) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) def. Kateryna Bondarenko /Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) 75 63
Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) def Sofia Kenin / Nicole Melichar Martinez (USA) 46 62 [10-7]
Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) def. Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 16 63 [10-7]
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Melbourne Summer Set 1
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 250 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates: Jan 4 – 9, 2022
Prize money: TBD
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round
[Q] Anna Bondar (HUN) def. [8] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 75 76 (8)
[2] Simona Halep (ROU) def [Q] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 64 62
[3] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [Q] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 76 (4) 76 (6)
Madison Brengle (USA) def [Q] Nao Hibino (JPN) 76 (3) 76 (4)
Clara Burel (FRA) def Zhang Shuai (CHN) 63 76 (6)
[Q] Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) def. [WC] Seone Mendez (AUS) 63 64
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def [WC] Lizette Cabrera (AUS) 57 62 62
[Q] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Zheng Saisai (CHN) [LL] Mai Hontama (JPN) 46 62 63
Doubles, first round
Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Lidziya Marozava (BLR) def [5] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 46 63 [11-9]
[2] Jessica Pegula / Asia Muhammad (USA) def. Clara Tauson (DEN) / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 63 62
[3] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) / Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) def. Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 67 (12) 62 [10-6]
Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [WC] Gabriella Da Silva Fick / Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 64 62
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def Desirae Krawczyk / Christina McHale (USA) 67 (5) 76 (6) [10-3]
Daria Kasatkina / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Vivian Heisen (GER) / Ingrid Neel (USA) 64 62
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Melbourne Summer Set 2
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Jan 4 – 9, 2022
Prize money: TBD
Draws: S32 – D16
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round
[Q] Claire Liu (USA) def [8] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 46 63 63
[3] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 61 30 retd
Madison Keys (USA) def. Harriet Dart (GBR) 63 76 (2)
Nuria Parizas Diaz (ESP) def. [WC] Ellen Perez (AUS) 60 63
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def Astra Sharma (AUS) 61 36 62
[Q] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 75 75
[Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. [LL] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 64 62
[Q] Zhu Lin (CHN) def [WC] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 76 (5) 76 (5)
Doubles, first round
Tereza Martincova (CZE) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) def [4] Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 46 64 [10-8]
[3] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Nina Stojanovic (SRB) def. Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Marta Kostyuk (UKR) [ALT] Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 76 (4) 64
Aliona Bolsova (ESP) / Katarzyna Kawa (POL) def. [WC] Alexandra Osborne / Taylah Preston (AUS) 62 62
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) / Arina Rodionova (AUS) def. Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Renata Voracova (CZE) 62 64
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