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There is more Canadian content in this week’s new pop-up 250 in Chennai, India than there has been in a WTA tournament in a long time, with our admittedly faulty and short memory.

With Rebecca Marino seeded No. 7, Carol Zhao into the main draw on her ranking and Genie Bouchard getting a wild card, that’s three.

Bouchard is first up, with a relatively easier draw, Monday with Marino later against a potentially far tougher customer in Anna Blinkova.

Both got through, with Bouchard running the table after being down a break in the second set.

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Chennai Open
Location: Chennai, India
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 12 – 18, 2022
Prize money: $251,750
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[7] Rebecca Marino (CAN) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 75 62
[WC] Genie Bouchard (CAN) def Joanne Zuger (SUI) 76 (4) 62

[WC] Karman Thandi (IND) def [8] Chloe Paquet (FRA) 46 64 63

[5] Rebecca Peterson (SWE) def Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 62 76 (4)
[6] Wang Qiang (CHN) def. [PR] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 64 16 64

Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. [Q] En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 46 61 63
[Q] Nao Hibino (JPN) def [Q] Jana Fett (CRO) 60 64
Katarzyna Kawa (POL) def. Astra Sharma (AUS) 64 63

Doubles, first round

Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) / Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) def. [3] Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 36 62 [10-8]

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WTA Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 12 – 18, 2022
Prize money: $251,750
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

[1/WC] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def. Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 62 53 retd
[2] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Clara Tauson (DEN) 76 (3) 63
[5] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 76 (5) 57 75
[9] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. Claire Liu (USA) 64 76 (5)

Doubles, first round

[4] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Vivian Heisen (GER) def Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Kaja Juvan (SLO) 62 57 [10-3]

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) def. [WC] Pia Lovric / Lara Smiejkal (SLO) 62 61
[WC] Timea Babos (HUN) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. Tatiana Morderger / Yana Morderger (GER) 62 61

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def. Antonia Ruzic (CRO) 64 75 ([WC] Petra Marcinko)
[6] Jodie Burrage (GBR) def. [12] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 64 46 76 (1) (Aleksandra Krunic)
[11] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def [1] Harriet Dart (GBR) 61 76 (7) ([WC] Elizabeth Mandlik)
[2] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def. [WC] Ziva Falkner (SLO) 63 60 (Lesia Tsurenko)
[9] Tara Wurth (CRO) def. Lina Gjorcheska (MKD) 26 62 61 (Jasmine Paolini)
[7] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) def [3] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 53 retd (Tamara Zidansek)