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Belinda Bencic vs Barbora Krejcikova was SUPPOSED to be a full-tilt second-round match, as was Daria Kasatkina vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova in Ostrava.
In the end, Bencic gave Krejcikova a walkover, and Alexandrova was through in straight sets.
In Monastic, local rock star Ons Jabeur faced a bit of an unknown quantity in her match.
Evgeniya Rodina had been trying to come back for a bit.
But obviously the situation with the grass-court season and the Russians complicated that. But she looked impressive at the US Open – it was hard to tell she’d been gone for quite awhile.
She was, however, no match for Jabeur.
Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: Oct. 3 – 9, 2022
Prize money: $757,900
Draws: S28 – D16
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
Final results
Singles, second round
[Q] Alycia Parks (USA) def Maria Sakkari (GRE) 57 75 75
[WC] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def [3] Anett Kontaveit (EST) 76 (3) 10 retd
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. [5] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 61 76 (1)
Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def [6] Belinda Bencic (SUI) WALKOVER
[Q] Caty McNally (USA) def Karolina Muchova (CZE) 61 36 61
[Q] Alycia Parks (USA) def Maria Sakkari (GRE) 57 75 75
Doubles, quarterfinals
Caty McNally / Alycia Parks (USA) def [1] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 61 62
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Location: Monastir, Tunisia
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2022
Prize money: $251,750
Draws: S32 – D16
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
Final results
Singles, second round
[1] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. [PR] Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 61 63
[2] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Magdalena Frech (POL) 63 64
[Q] Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def [4] Petra Martic (CRO) 75 76 (5)
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def [6] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 63 36 62
Doubles, quarterfinals
Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) / Zhu Lin (CHN) def [3] Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Lidziya Marozava (RUS) 06 64 [10-5]
[2] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Angela Kulikov (USA) def. Heather Watson / Harriet Dart (GBR) 61 64