Zheng Qinwen edges Marta Kostyuk in Montreal
The Chinese player will face Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 15 seed, in the next round
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Chinese Qinwen Zheng moved into the second round of the Canadian Open by winning against Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 at Stade IGA in Montreal on Tuesday evening.
Zheng, ranked No 24, will play Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the No 15 seed, next.
🇨🇳China's World No. 24 Zheng Qinwen held off World No. 28 Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the opening round of the Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal
— CGTN Sports Scene (@CGTNSportsScene) August 9, 2023
👀Up next for her is the 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova#NBO23 @zhu_jingyang pic.twitter.com/qcwmC23w6Q
Montreal WTA 1000, other first-round matches (Stade IGA, hard, USD 2,788,468):
- Anna Blinkova beat Shuai Zhang: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Leylah Fernandez (WC) beat Peyton Stearns (Q): 6-3, 6-2
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Magdalena Frech (LL): 6-4, 6-2
- Yulia Putintseva (LL) beat Bernarda Pera: 6-3, 6-4
- Karolina Muchova (14) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Elise Mertens: 6-4, 6-2
- Caroline Wozniacki (WC) beat Kimberly Birrell (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Liudmila Samsonova beat Katerina Siniakova: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Danielle Collins (Q) beat Elina Svitolina: 6-2, 6-2
- Alycia Parks (Q) beat Lauren Davis: 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
- Katie Boulter (Q) beat Rebecca Marino (WC): 6-3, 6-1
- Sloane Stephens beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-4, 7-6 (2)
- Jennifer Brady beat Jelena Ostapenko: 7-6 (7), 0-6, 7-6 (8)
- Madison Keys (13) beat Venus Williams (WC): 6-2, 7-5
- Belinda Bencic (12) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-2, 6-3
- Sorana Cirstea beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Victoria Azarenka (16) beat Magda Linette: 6-3, 6-0
- Marie Bouzkova beat Kayla Day (Q): 7-6 (1), 6-3
- Jasmine Paolini beat Donna Vekic: 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Karolina Pliskova beat Lin Zhu: 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2
- Camila Giorgi vs. Bianca Andreescu
- Petra Martic vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Marketa Vondrousova vs. Mayar Sherif
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