Katie Volynets barely obtained previous Arantxa Rus 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) on the Charleston Open on Monday in 3 hours, 43 minutes, making it the longest match of the 12 months on the WTA Tour.
Volynets is a 22-year-old from California who’s at the moment ranked one hundred and tenth and wanted to undergo qualifying rounds to get into the sector.
Now she’s going to face Tenth-seeded Emma Navarro, whose father owns the clay-court event in Charleston and the stadium that hosts the occasion.
Additionally on Day 1, 2019 French Open semifinalist Amanda Anisimova performed on tour for the primary time since dropping to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka on the Australian Open on Jan. 20, and appeared to be in sturdy kind throughout a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Alizé Cornet.
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Subsequent comes a harder challenger for Anisimova: A second-round contest towards No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula, who acquired a gap bye.
In different first-round outcomes, 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki eradicated qualifier McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-1, Magda Linette obtained previous Petra Martić 6-3, 6-4, Shelby Rogers beat Claire Liu 6-1, 6-1, and qualifier Varvara Gracheva defeated wild-card entry Clervie Ngounoue 6-2, 6-1.