Prime-seeded and World No. 27 Beatriz Haddad Maia had hassle attending to the end line, however did knock off Laura Pigossi, 6-1, 6-4, in a battle of Brazilians on the Sao Paulo Open on Thursday.
Haddad Maia, who reached the fourth spherical of the US Open, breezed by way of the primary set in 36 minutes and took a 5-1 lead within the second set. However the 31-year-old Pigossi proved to be a troublesome out, holding serve twice and breaking the highest-ranked Brazilian girl within the eighth sport. She received two of the primary three factors within the tenth sport, however Haddad Maia received the ultimate three factors and captured the second-round match.
Haddad Maia on Friday will tackle fifth-seeded Mexican Renata Zarazua, who bested Turkey’s Berfu Cengiz 6-4, 6-4. Zarazua defeated Madison Keys within the first spherical of the US Open.
Hungary’s Panna Udvardy defeated one other home-country favourite, Ana Candiotto, 6-3, 6-3.
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The 2 high seeds, Belgium’s Elise Mertens and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova, fell within the afternoon session throughout second-round play in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The highest-seeded Mertens dropped a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 choice to France’s Elsa Jacquemot in a 2-hour, 31-minute thriller, whereas Andorra’s Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva vanquished No. 2 Kudermetova 6-4, 6-2.
Mertens was damaged at 15-40 within the first sport of the deciding set and misplaced her serve at love within the fifth sport. Jimenez Kasintseva fended off all 4 of her opponent’s break level possibilities, whereas capitalizing on 3 of 6.
Within the different afternoon match, Colombia’s Emiliana Arango defeated Australian Storm Hunter 6-2, 6-2.
The night session noticed one other seeded participant tumble, as Iva Jovic upset eighth-seeded Camila Osorio of Colombia 6-4, 6-2. Fourth-seeded Magdalena Frech of Poland downed Italy’s Lucrezia Stefanini 6-1, 7-6 (6) in a match that featured a protracted rain delay.
No. 3 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, the highest seed remaining, was scheduled to face Canada’s Marina Stakusic within the night session, however their matchup was postponed till Friday.
–Subject Stage Media/Reuters
