Naomi Osaka in Brisbane a year ago, where she first returned from maternity leave. She's the No. 7 seed in Auckland this week.
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The WTA event in Auckland is a 250 during the week of a 500, which typically means that it’s going to struggle to get a good field because of the rules.
But with Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu still outside the top 30, they can play there. And that definitely adds some star power to the situation.
Osaka as up on Monday against an Israeli player whose presence led to disturbances outside the stadium. Canadian Rebecca Marino played homegirl Lulu Sun before a crowd that won’t much be on her side. But she managed to pull out a win.
(Brisbane is 15 hours ahead of ET; Auckland is 18 hours ahead).
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Brisbane International
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Category: WTA 500 (joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Dec. 29, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
Prize Money: $1,520,600
Draws: S48 – D16
Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def Wang Yafan (CHN) 64 20 retd
Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. [Q] Ana Bogdan (ROU) 26 64 20 retd
[WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def [Q] Priscilla Hon (AUS) 36 75 62
Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. [PR] Zheng Saisai (CHN) 76 (5) 64
[Q] Polina Kudermetova (RUS) def Wang Xinyu (CHN) 61 63
Peyton Stearns (USA) def Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 62 63
[Q] Anca Todoni (ROU) def Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 76 (3) 62
Yuan Yue (CHN) def Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 64
Doubles, first round
Timea Babos (HUN) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) def [3] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 62 63
[1] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) def. [WC] Talia Gibson / Maya Joint (AUS) 26 76 (7) [10-8]
Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 26 62 [10-5]
Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 36 61 [10-7]
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ASB Classic
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Dec. 30, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
Prize Money: $275,094
Draws: S32 – D16
Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Rebecca Marino (CAN) def [4] Lulu Sun (NZL) 63 36 63
[5] Clara Tauson (DEN) def [Q] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 62 63
[7] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. [Q] Lina Glushko (ISR) 64 64
[8] Katie Volynets (USA) def Erika Andreeva (RUS) 64 67 (6) 62
[PR] Julia Grabher (AUT) def. [Q] Leyre Romero-Gormaz (ESP) 26 63 76 (7)
[Q] Nao Hibino (JPN) def Jule Niemeier (GER) 63 64
Ann Li (USA) def Sloane Stephens (USA) 57 64 64
Bernarda Pera (USA) def. [Q] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 62 75
Doubles, first round
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) def [4] Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) 36 75 [10-5]
[2] Jiang Xinyu (CHN) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) def. Emily Appleton / Maia Lumdsen (GBR) 64 64
[3] Fanny Stollar (HUN) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) def. Mai Hontama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) 36 75 [10-8]
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