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After taking a wild card into the Hua Hin event – which made her the No. 1 seed – Bianca Andreescu gets into action Tuesday.

She meets Harriet Dart of Great Britain, and that’s not exactly a cakewalk.

Meanwhile, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who was out more than a year and is just getting back to playing now, also has a wild card and plays No. 8 seed Linda Fruhvirtova, who is less than half her age but not anywhere near as fit.

Mattek-Sands looks absolutely fantastic.

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Thailand Open
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[1/WC] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs. Harriet Dart (GBR) 63 64

Heather Watson (GBR) def [2] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 57 64 76 (5)

[4] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 61 61
[5] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Liang En-Shuo (TPE) 67 (7) 63 60
[6] Tatjana Maria (GER) def [Q] Alexandra Eala (PHI) 62 62
[8] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def [WC] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 63 61

Han Na-Lae (KOR) def Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 64 16 64
Nao Hibino (JPN) def. Valeria Savinykh (RUS) 60 62
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 63 67 (3) 62
Anastasia Zakharova (RUS) def Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 36 75 63

Doubles, first round

Hao-Ching Chan / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) def. Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Wang Xiyu (CHN) 61 75

[1] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. Monique Adamczak (AUS) / Rosalie Van der Hoek (NED) 76 (3) 61

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Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Lyon, France
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Erika Andreeva (RUS) def. [8] Anna Blinkova 9rus) 67 (3) 64 40 retd

[1] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def Tereza Martincova (CZE) 64 76 (4)
[2] Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Madison Brengle (USA) 63 62
[7] Danka Kovinic (MNE) def. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 61 64

Ana Bondar (HUN) def. Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 64 64
[WC] Clara Burel (FRA) def Ana Bogdan (ROU) 75 64
Alycia Parks (USA) def Julia Grabher (AUT) 63 57 64

Doubles, first round

[2] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def [WC] Alena Fomina-Klotz (RUS) / Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 64 36 [10-4]

[PR] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Bibianne Schoofs (NED) def. Angela Kulikov (USA) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 57 64 [10-6]
Olga Danilovic (SRB) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) def Vivian Heisen (GER) / Lidziya Morazava (BLR) 26 62 [10-5]

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Copa Oster
Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, 2023
Location: Cali, Colombia
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 125)
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Emiliana Arango (COL) def [7] Carol Zhao (CAN) 64 63

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) def [1] Reka-Luca Jani (HUN) 60 62

[Q] Martina Colmegna (ITA) def [4] Maria Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 64 62
[Q] Carolina Alves (BRA) def [5] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 76 (5) 36 76 (4)
Elvina Kalieva (USA) def [6] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 57 76 (4) 64

[WC] Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) def Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 42 retd
Carole Monnet (FRA) def Jamie Loeb (USA) 63 64
Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) def [WC] Maria Herazo Gonzalez (COL) 62 62
You Xiaodi (CHN) def [WC] Maria Paulina Perez Garcia (COL) 60 64
Renata Zarazua (MEX) def. Jessie Aney (USA) 67 (4) 60 61

Doubles, first round

Quinn Gleason (USA) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) def [3] Anna Rogers (USA) / Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 76 (6) 63

[2] Weronika Falkowska / Katarzyna Kawa (POL) def. Nuria Brancaccio (ITA) / Maria Herazo Gonzalez (COL) 60 75

Maria Lourdes Carlé / Julia Riera (ARG) def Carolina Alves (BRA) / Jamie Loeb (USA) 57 64 [10-4]
[1] Aliona Bolsova (ESP) / Caroline Dolehide (USA) [ALT] Emiliana Arango (COL) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) vs. Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) / Marine Partaud (FRA) 76 (1) 62