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ADELAIDE, Australia – A couple of casualties in Auckland saw Venus Williams blow a 5-3 lead in the third set of a rain-delayed, outdoor-to-indoor match against Zhu Lin, and a tearful Emma Raducanu retire after two sets against Viktoria Kuzmova.

But that left Leylah Fernandez, the No. 3 seed, in a nice spot. She had two qualifiers and Karolina Muchova remaining in her half of the draw; she goit qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure (who defeated her friend and countrywoman Rebecca Marino Thursday) in Friday’s quarterfinals. And she lost in two sets.

As a consolation prize, she’s in the doubles final with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

In Adelaide, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds are still alive.

(Adelaide is 15 1/2 hours ahead of Eastern time; Auckland is 18 hours ahead).

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Adelaide International I
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan 1 – 8, 2023 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Prize money: $826,837
Draw size: S30 / D24

Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) def [4] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 75 64

[1] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 76 (5) 75
[2] Aryna Sabalenka (TUN) def. [PR] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 63 75

[Q] Linda Noskova (CZE) def Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 64 67 (3) 76 (6)

Doubles, quarterfinals

[1] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def Lidziya Marozava / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 64 16 [10-3]

[6] Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend (USA) def [2] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 64 16 [10-8]

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ASB Classic
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 2 – 8, 2023
Prize money: $259,303

Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
Final results

Singles, quarterfinals

[Q] Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) def [3] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 64 62

[1] Coco Gauff (USA) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 63 62
[7] Danka Kovinic (MNE) def [Q] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 63 62

[Q] Rebeka Masarova (ESP) def [PR] Karolina Muchova (CZE) 76 (4) 76 (2)

Doubles, semifinal

[WC] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. Latisha Chan (TPE) / Alexa Guarachi (CHI) 26 63 [10-5]

Doubles quarterfinal

Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) / Arantxa Rus (NED) def Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) / Catherine Harrison (USA) 16 64 [10-7]

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