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After Canadians Genie Bouchard and Rebecca Marino started the tournament with victories, it’s up to Carol Zhao to keep the perfect record intact as the second day of the Chennai tournament begins.

And she did.

Bouchard and Yanina Wickmayer, who got a wild card into the doubles, also took the court and posted a win.

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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

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Carol Zhao (CAN) vs. [Q] Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 61 61

Anastasia Gasanova (RUS) def. [1] Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) 62 63

[2] Varvara Gracheva (RUS) def. [Q] Mariia Tkacheva (RUS) 63 62
[3] Magda Linette (POL) def. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 64 60
[4] Tatjana Maria (GER) def [WC] Ankina Raina (IND) 60 61

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) def. [Q] Kyoka Okamura (JPN) 64 63
Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS) def. Despina Papamichail (GRE) 63 61
Katie Swan (GBR) def Arianne Hartono (NED) 61 62

Doubles, first round

[WC] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def [4] Han Xinyun (CHN) / Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 62 64

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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

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Kaja Juvan (SLO) def [6] Alizé Cornet (FRA) 76 (5) 63
Ana Bogdan (ROU) def [8] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 75 46 61

[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. [PR] Laura Siegemund (GER) 67 (4) 64 76 (8)

[Q] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def [WC] Petra Marcinko (CRO) 26 64 61
[Q] Jodie Burrage (GBR) def Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 64 64
[Q] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def. [WC] Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 06 64 61
Tereza Martincova def [LL] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 06 64 61
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. [Q] Tara Wurth (CRO) 75 61
Diane Parry (FRA) def. Donna Vekic (CRO) 26 64 61
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 61 46 64
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. [Q] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) 64 64

Doubles, first round

[2] Anastasia Potapova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) def Adrienn Nagy (HUN) / Nika Radisic (SLO) 64 63
Alena Fomina-Klotz (RUS) / Irene Gamarra Martins (BRA) def. [3] Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 26 62 [10-6]