Kasatkina wins 1st match of women’s new season
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Daria Kasatkina and Maria Sakkari won their opening matches yesterday as the women’s tennis season began at the Abu Dhabi Open.
The WTA set up the Abu Dhabi tournament in the United Arab Emirates last month to give players more time to prepare for the Australian Open, which was postponed from its usual January dates to mid-February amid the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the only warm-up tournament outside Melbourne. After the Abu Dhabi event, players will either head to Australia on charter flights before entering quarantine, or travel the short distance to Dubai to play Australian Open qualifying. Kasatkina was the first winner of the new season, beating China’s Wang Qiang 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 after trailing 0-2 in the deciding set. It was the Russian’s first match since October, and Wang’s first since March. Sakkari, seeded ninth, faced four break points but saved them all in a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Anastasia Potapova. Also, Veronika Kudermetova beat 10th-seeded Anett Kontaveit 7-5, 6-1, and Yulia Putintseva defeated Martina Trevisan 6-3, 6-3.
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