WTA roundup: Katie Volynets posts double bagel in Charleston
Aug 7, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Katie Volynets (USA) prepares to serve against Elise Mertens (BEL, not shown) in second round play at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Katie Volynets needed less than an hour to complete a 6-0, 6-0 rout of Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov on Monday in the first round of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open.
Volynets, a 23-year-old California native, put 87 percent of her first serves in play and won 81 percent of her first-serve points. She never faced a break point.
Three other U.S. players earned victories on Monday. Robin Montgomery topped Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-3; Caroline Dolehide downed Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4, 6-1; and Caty McNally rallied past Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Also advancing were Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, France's Varvara Gracheva and Russia's Veronika Kudermetova and Polina Kudermetova.
Copa Colsanitas Zurich
Rain wiped out the scheduled opening-day slate at Bogota, Colombia.
--Field Level Media
Why the UFC Released Undefeated Bantamweight Farid Basharat
Why the Milwaukee Brewers Are Built to Win the World Series
The Most Shocking WWE Moments Fans Never Saw Coming
- Cowboys vs. Packers Prediction: Best Bet for Sunday Night Football
- UFC Edmonton Best Bets, Predictions and Fight Picks
- Rays vs. Guardians Game 4 Best Player Props Betting Picks
- College Football Week 8 Best Bets: Ohio State, Alabama and More
- Joaquin Buckley Plummets From -300 Favorite to Underdog at UFC Edmonton
- WNBA Finals Picks: Dream, Valkyries and Gabby Williams Best Bets
- UFC Vegas 122: 5 Underdogs Drawing Sharp Money This Weekend

