2024-04-17 05:16:55
Tennis player Markéta Vondroušová defeated Donna Vekicová from Croatia 6:4 and 6:3 in the first round in Stuttgart after a one-month break. Linda Nosková also entered the tournament victoriously, defeating eighth seed Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia 6:3 and 6:1.
In the second round, Vondrousova will face the winner of the Russian duel between Lyudmila Samsonova and Anastasia Potapova. Nosková will face the better of the former Grand Slam champions between the British Emma Raducanu and the home Angelique Kerber.
The 24-year-old Vondroušová lost 2:4 in the first set, but then won four points in a row. In the second set, the Wimbledon champion did not maintain a 3:1 lead, but from the score of 3:3, the eighth player in the world was already in control of the match again.
The 19-year-old Nosková, who is ranked 31st in the WTA ranking, did not give Ostapenko a chance and in both sets allowed her opponent the first point at 4:0. Eight aces also helped her win over the world’s number 10 player.
The tournament eleven awaits Macháč
Tomáš Macháč also successfully entered the clay part of the season. At the tournament in Barcelona, he defeated Zhang Yuncheng from China in the 1st round in one hour and 29 minutes twice 6:4. In the next stage, he will face the native Spaniard and the tournament eleven Alejandro Davidovich.
Former world number one Rafael Nadal also entered the tournament victoriously, appearing on the ATP circuit for the first time since his injury in January. The winner of 22 Grand Slams and twelve-time champion of the tournament in Barcelona won 6:2, 6:3 over the Italian Flavio Cobolli.
The next opponent of the 37-year-old Spaniard, who missed almost the entire last season due to protracted health problems, will be the fourth seeded player Alex de Minaur from Australia.
Macháč, the 50th player in the world, was supposed to start his activity on the clay courts last week in Monte Carlo, but he missed the tournament due to rest. He defeated the nineteen-year-old Shang Yuncheng for the second time in his career. Just like two years ago in Phoenix, he didn’t allow a set. He scored four aces in the match.
The 23-year-old Macháč won the first set thanks to a break in the third game. In the fourth game of the second set, he averted a 0:40 deficit and took a 4:3 lead after his opponent’s service was broken. Although he did not confirm the break, he managed to win the Chinese player’s serve once more and finally closed the duel with the second used match point.
Women’s tennis tournament in Stuttgart (clay, subsidy $922,573):
Singles – 1st round:
Vondroušová (6-CR) – Vekičová (Croatia) 6:4, 6:3, Noskova (Czech Republic) – Ostapenko (8-Lot.) 6:3, 6:1, Cheng Chin-wen (5-China) – Cirstea (Roman) 6:2, 6:3, Paolini – Errani (both It.) 6:1, 6:0.
Doubles – 2nd round:
KrejčíkováSiegemundová (2-CZ/Germany) – Wu Fang-hsien, Sü I-fan (Taiwan/China) 3:6, 6:4, 10:7.
Men’s tennis tournament in Barcelona (clay, subsidy 2,938,695 euros):
Singles – 1st round:
Machac (Czech Republic) – Shang Yuncheng (China) 6:4, 6:4, Díaz Acosta (Arg.) – Corič (15-Croatia) 6:2, 7:5, Lajovič (Serb.) – Schwartzman (Arg. .) 6:1, 6:2, Carballés (Sp.) – Grenier (Fr.) 6:2, 6:4, Van Assche (Fr.) – Zhang Ch’chen (China) 7:5, 6: 2, Munar (Sp.) – Nishioka (Japan) 6:3, 6:1.