Haddad Maia goes down to American Liu in opening round of San Jose Open
Claire Liu beats Beatriz Haddad Maia in straight sets to set up a second round clash against Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 9 seed
Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia at the 2022 Eastbourne International
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Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, who shone during the grass court swing by winning back-to-back titles during a 12-match winning streak, was defeated in the first round of the San Jose Open by American Claire Liu on Tuesday night.
Liu, ranked No 79 in the world, won 6-2, 7-5 over Haddad Maia to set up a second round showdown against ninth seeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova.
San Jose WTA 500, first-round matches (San Jose State University Tennis Center, hard, USD 757.900)
- Coco Gauff (6) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-1, 6-0
- Naomi Osaka beat Qinwen Zheng: 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
- Shelby Rogers beat Bianca Andreescu: 6-4, 6-2
- Veronika Kudermetova beat Camila Giorgi: 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5
- Caroline Dolehide (LL) beat Kayla Day (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Elizabeth Mandlik (Q) beat Alison Riske-Amritraj: 6-3, 6-3
- Daria Kasatkina (7) beat Elena Rybakina: 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
- Madison Keys beat Shuai Zhang: 6-4, 6-2
- Taylor Townsend (Q) beat Storm Sanders (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Karolina Pliskova (8) beat Katie Boulter (WC): 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Amanda Anisimova beat Ashlyn Krueger (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
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