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The main draw got under way in Brisbane, although the 16 seeded players have byes.
That wasn’t stopping Ons Jabeur from trying to make up for lost time with a doubles doubleheader – first with Pat Rafter v Ashleigh Barty and Frances Tiafoe.
Then with her pal Paula Badosa in the non-exhibition section.
The fun one didn’t go her way. But the real dubs was an upset over the No. 4 seeds.
In Auckland, only a few matches to wrap up the qualifying were played.
(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
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
Final results
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) / Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Ons Jabeur (TUN) / Patrick Rafter (AUS) 63
Singles, first round
Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 16 62 62
Anna Blinkova (RUS) def. [Q] Sara Bejlek (CZE) 61 76 (5)
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [WC] Talia Gibson (AUS) 76 (5) 36 63
[WC] Maya Joint (AUS) def [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) 63 64
McCartney Kessler (USA) def Magda Linette (POL) 64 64
Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 63 16 63
Suzan Lamens (NED) def Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 62 64
Renata Zarazua (MEX) def Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 60 63
Doubles, first round
Paula Badosa (ESP) / Ons Jabeur (TUN) def [4] Guo Hanyu (CHN) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 64 57 [10-8]
[WC] Priscilla Hon (AUS) / Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Miyu Kato (JPN) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 64 62
Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def Veronika Kudermetova / Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 62 64
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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
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
Final results
Qualifying, final round
(First-round opponents in brackets)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def [5] Mai Hontama (JPN) 46 75 76 (4) (Greet Minnen)
Lina Glushko (ISR) def [WC] Monique Barry (NZL) 75 76 (4) ([7] Naomi Osaka)
[2] Nao Hibino (JPN) def Sachia Vickery (USA) 64 62 (Jule Niemeier)
[4] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) def [9] Jodie Burrage (GBR) 61 62 (Bernarda Pera)
[6] Leyre Romero Gormaz (ESP) def [11] Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 62 62 (Julia Grabher)
[3] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def [12] Emina Bektas (USA) 63 75 ([5] Clara Tauson)
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