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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two tough wins in qualifying and Leylah Fernandez has another one in the main draw – a tricky one against a fellow lefty in American Bernarda Pera.

Madison Keys vs Zheng Qinwen is a pretty tough night-session match, and Jennifer Brady’s first WTA-level match in a couple of years is no picnic, either – against Anhelina Kalinina.

ATP Tour – Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023 final results

(Prague is six hours ahead of EDT; Washington is on EDT)

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Mubadala Citi DC Open
Location: Washington, D.C.
Category: WTA 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: July 31 – Aug. 6, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S28 – D16

Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

[Q] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 63 75

[7] Madison Keys (USA) def. Zheng Qinwen (USA) 75 61

[Q] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 61 06 63
[PR] Jennifer Brady (USA) def. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 62 61
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Petra Martic (CRO) 63 76 (13)
~~[WC] Sofia Kenin (USA)~~ [LL] Peyton Stearns (USA) def. [Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) 61 63

Doubles, first round

[1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 76 (3) 57 [10-6]

~~[WC] Clervie Ngounoue / Alycia Parks (USA)~~ [ALT] Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) 61 64

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Livesport Prague Open
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: July 31 – Aug. 6, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def [2] Zhu Lin (CHN) 16 64 62
Yuan Yue (CHN) def [3] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 62

[4] Linda Noskova (CZE) def. Elvina Kalieva (USA) 61 62
[6] Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. [WC] Lucie Havlickova (CZE) 62 46 62
[9] Wang Xiyu (CHN) def. Clara Tauson (DEN) 63 62

[Q] Emiliana Arango (COL) def. [WC] Barbora Palicova (CZE) 63 62
Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 62 63
[WC] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def. [Q] Gabriela Knutson (CZE) 26 64 64
Jule Niemeier (GER) def. [SE] Heather Watson (GBR) 62 63
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. [PR] Patricia Tig (ROU) 62 62

~~[PR] Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs. [LL] Ankina Raina (IND)~~ cancelled

Doubles, first round

Quinn Gleason (USA) / Elixane Lechemia (FRA) def. Freya Christie / Ali Collins (GBR) 62 64
[WC] Nikola Bartunkova / Tereza Valentova (CZE) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) / Greet Minnen (BEL) 62 36 [13-11]
Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) def. ~~[WC] Lucie Havlickova / Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE)~~ [ALT] Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 64 36 [10-6]