WTA roundup: Anna Kalinskaya rallies at Ningbo Open

Field Level Media|published: Tue 15th October, 11:17 2024

Aug 29, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Anna Kalinskaya of Russia discusses a possible doubles bounce with the umpire during her match against Beatriz Haddad Maia on day six of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images

Seventh-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Australia's Priscilla Hon on Tuesday in the opening round of the Ningbo Open in China.

Kalinskaya overcame seven double faults and converted seven of 13 break chances to advance in 2 hours and 18 minutes in the only three-set match of the day.

England's Katie Boulter defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2, China's Ye-Xin Ma rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory against compatriot Xiaodi You, Czech Katerina Siniakova beat Poland's Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4, and Germany's Ella Seidel was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Liechtenstein's Kathinka von Deichmann.

Japan Open

Third-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium crushed Japan's Mai Hontama 6-1, 6-1 in 61 minutes in a first-round match in Osaka.

Three other seeded players also advanced. No. 4 Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic outlasted Japan's Moyuka Uchijima 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3, No. 5 Elina Avanesyan of Armenia defeated Ashlyn Krueger 7-6 (1), 6-3, and No. 7 Diane Parry of France rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 win over Russia's Erika Andreeva.

Romania's Ana Bogdan was a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova, Germany's Eva Lys defeated Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3, Belgium's Greet Minnen beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-0, and Harriet Dart of England overcame Germany's Laura Siegemund 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.

--Field Level Media

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