Haddad Maia goes down to American Liu in opening round of San Jose Open

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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