Hong Kong Open: Haddad Maia advances to second round
Beatriz Haddad Maia edged out Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday night. She’ll face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the next round
Beatriz Haddad Maia | © Panoramic
Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the second seed, advanced to the second round of the Hong Kong Open by edging out Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Haddad Maia, ranked No 20, will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results:
- Sofya Lansere vs. Hong Yi Cody Wong
- Alina Korneeva (Q) beat Valeria Savinykh: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Elise Mertens (3) beat Daria Saville (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Magdalena Frech beat Anna Danilina (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Ho Ching Wu (WC): 6-1, 6-0
- Xinyu Wang (4) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-2, 4-1 ret.
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Jana Fett: 6-0, 6-0
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Peyton Stearns (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Leylah Fernandez beat Victoria Azarenka (1): 2-6, 6-3 ret.
- Martina Trevisan (6) beat Cristina Bucsa: 7-5, 6-2
- Anna Blinkova (5) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-4, 2-6, 5-1 ret.
- Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 7-5, 7-5
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-3, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-4, 6-3
- Katerina Siniakova beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (7)
