WTA Hobart International 1: Davis beats former US Open champ Stephens

Lauren Davis will face the winner of the match between Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek and Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure in the next round

AI / Reuters / Panoramic Lauren Davis hits a forehand

Tennis Majors

January 9, 2023

Qualifier Lauren Davis upset No 4 seed Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second round of the WTA Hobart International 1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Monday.

Davis, ranked No 87, will face the winner of the match between Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek and Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 6-2, 6-1
Laura Siegemund beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Maryna Zanevska vs. Elise Mertens
Lin Zhu vs. Sofia Kenin
Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Alize Cornet
Bernarda Pera vs. Madison Brengle
Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Magda Linette
Tamara Zidansek vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
Claire Liu vs. Yulia Putintseva
Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Mayar Sherif
Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anna Blinkova
Patricia Maria Tig vs. Jasmine Paolini
Xinyu Wang vs. Olivia Gadecki
Marie Bouzkova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
Tatjana Maria vs. Talia Gibson

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WTA Hobart International 1: Davis beats former US Open champ Stephens

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