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BRISBANE, Australia – Eight seeds are in action in Brisbane, in a somewhat abbreviated schedule because of New Year’s Eve.
Those include No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 4 Paula Badosa.
In Auckland, a full schedule, No. 1 seed Madison Keys, No. 6 Emma Raducanu and No. 3 Amanda Anisimova are among those in action.
Or were. Raducanu and No. 2 seed Elise Mertens were late scratches.
(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
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Final results
Singles, scond round
Elina Avanesyan (ARM) def [4] Paula Badosa (ESP) 63 16 62
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. [5] Diana Shnaider (RUS) 63 46 61
Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def [6] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 63 63
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [7] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 76 (0) 64
Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. [14] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 63 62
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. Renata Zarazua (MEX) 64 60
[8] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 64 64
[15] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. McCartney Kessler (USA) 62 75
Doubles, first round
[2] Anna Dalinina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) def. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Yana Sizikova (RUS) 63 63
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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
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Final results
Singles, first round
Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def. Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 63 20 retd
Alycia Parks (USA) def. [3] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 26 62 63
[1] Madison Keys (USA) def. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 64 64
Hailey Baptiste (USA) def. [WC] Renata Jamrichova (SVK) 60 62
[2] Elise Mertens (BEL) [LL] Jodie Burrage (GBR) def. [WC] Vivian Yang (NZL) 63 63
Sofia Kenin (USA) def. Wang Xiyu (CHN) 76 (5) 61
Greet Minnen (BEL) def [Q] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 64 60
Robin Montgomery (USA) def [6] Emma Raducanu (GBR) [LL] Mai Hontama (JPN) 63 26 60
Doubles, first round
Ann Li / Katie Volynets (USA) def [WC] Valentina Ivanov / Vivian Yang (NZL) 63 75
[WC] Monique Barry / Jade Otway (NZL) def Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 63 36 [10-4]
Sloane Stephens (USA) / Clara Tauson (DEN) def. Jessica Aney (USA) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 46 60 [10-6]
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