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US Open ’23: Women’s Day 2 final results

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Venus Williams v Paula Badosa – also known as the “Battle of the Banged-up”, was supposed to get the night-session Arthur Ashe Stadium slot Tuesday night on the women’s side.

There was certainly a possibility both would withdraw, which made it a risky case for that coveted slot. And in the end, Badosa not only withdrew from the tournament Saturday, but also ended her season.

Meanwhile, top American Jessica Pegula has a tough opener against the potentially HUGELY dangerous Camila Giorgi.

And Aryna Sabalenka plays Maryna Zanevska, a naturalized Belgian who is playing her final tournament. She’s another one out prematurely with back issues, following the retirement of Anett Kontaveit.

On the Canadian side, Leylah Fernandez opened the Grandstand at 11 a.m. and ended up succumbing after a three-hour battle with Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Rebecca Marino gets Court 4 later on against Patricia Tig.

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US Open
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, 2023
Prize money: $65,000,020
Draws: S128 – D64 – X32

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023
Final results
Women’s singles, first round

Canadian content

[22] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 76 (4) 57 64
[PR] Patricia Tig (ROU) def Rebecca Marino (CAN) 76 (6) 76 (1)

Upsets

[Q] Wang Yafan (CHN) def [7] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 61
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def [12] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 64 76 (3)
[Q] Sachia Vickery (USA) def [21] Donna Vekic (CRO) 26 75 62
Clara Tauson (DEN) def [27] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 76 (4) 36 63

Extra time

Martina Trevisan (ITA) def Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 06 76 (9) 76 [10-8]

Veteran moves

Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. [PR] Barbora Strycova (CZE) 64 64
Paula Badosa (ESP) [Q] Greet Minnen (BEL) def [WC] Venus Williams (USA) 61 61

Seeds advancing

[2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 63 62
[3] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 62 62
[5] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. Camila Osorio (COL) 75 76 (4)
[9] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. [Q] Na-Lae Han (KOR) 63 60
[13] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def. Alycia Parks (USA) 26 64 62
[14] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Claire Liu (USA) 76 (3) 63
[17] Madison Keys (USA) def. Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 64
[23] Zheng Qinwen (CHN)
def. Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 61 60
[25] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 61 64
[26] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 63 61
[31] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. [WC] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 75 64 

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Katie Boulter (GBR) def Diane Parry (FRA) 64 60
Clara Burel (FRA) def. [WC] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 64 63
Jodie Burrage (GBR)
def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 63 64
Sofia Kenin (USA) def Ana Bogdan (ROU) 76 (2) 64 
Tamara Korpatsch (GER) def Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 62
[Q] Eva Lys (GER) def [WC] Robin Montgomery (USA) 62 61
Petra Martic (CRO) def. Tatjana Maria (GER) 62 61
Linda Noskova (CZE) def Madison Brengle (USA) 62 61
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def [Q] Fiona Crawley (USA) 62 64
Peyton Stearns (USA) def Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 63 64
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) [Q] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 75 36 61
[LL] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def [Q] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 64 64

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