WTA Adelaide: Leylah Fernandez with a good start to the season
US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez (WTA No. 24) got off to a successful start in 2022.
by Florian Goosmann
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Jan 03, 2022, 02:10 pm
The 19-year-old beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6: 3 and 6: 4 in the WTA 250 tournament and started the new season with a win.
Fernandez was virtually inviolable, especially when serving on his own, and did not allow Alexandrova to have a break chance. In return, she used two of her eight options to do the service for the Russian woman.
Fernandez meets the winner of the game between Iga Swiatek and Daria Saville (formerly Gavrilova) in round 2.
Kvitova is subject to local hero Hon
However, Petra Kvitova was surprisingly eliminated: The two-time Wimbledon winner was defeated by wildcard player and local hero Priscilla Hon 7: 6 (4), 5: 7, 2: 6. The world rankings 263. Hon showed a strong performance here.
Also next are Ajla Tomljanovic, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari and Kaja Juvan.
Top seed in Adelaide is world number one Ashleigh Barty, who has a bye in round 1. She is waiting for the winner of the game between Coco Gauff and Ulrikke Eikeri.