Charleston Open: 275th-ranked qualifier Baptiste beats Wang, to play ninth seed Keys next
The American defeated Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday
Zuma/Panoramic
American qualifier Hailey Baptiste advanced to the second round of the Charleston Open by beating Chinese Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Baptiste, ranked No 275 in the world, will face No 9 seed Madison Keys next. This is the third time in a row that the American has won her first round match in Charleston.
Charleston WTA 500, other first-round matches (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780,637)
- Leylah Fernandez beat Evgeniya Rodina: 6-3, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Cristina Bucsa: tuesday
- Caroline Dolehide (WC) beat Sabine Lisicki (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Madison Keys beat Emma Navarro (WC): 6-4, 6-3
- Catherine McNally beat Jule Niemeier: 6-4, 6-1
- Bernarda Pera beat Claire Liu: 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3
- Varvara Gracheva beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Diana Shnaider beat Alycia Parks: 6-4, 6-3
- Paula Badosa (12) beat Mayar Sherif: 6-3, 6-1
- Sloane Stephens beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Anhelina Kalinina (11): 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Yulia Putintseva beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4
- Sachia Vickery (Q) beat Kayla Day (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Alize Cornet beat Fiona Crawley (WC): 6-0, 6-2
- Katherine Sebov (Q) beat Lauren Davis: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Julia Grabher beat Shuai Zhang (10): 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Anna Blinkova beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 (7), 6-2
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Paula Ormaechea (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Madison Brengle beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-3, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (15) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-1, 7-5
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Jil Teichmann (14): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
- Shelby Rogers vs. Danielle Collins
People in this post
More tennis news
December 21, 2024
Brazil, 2006, US Open: Everything you always wanted to know about Joao Fonseca (but never had time to find out) – updated during 2024 Next Gen Finals
The Brazilian teen is a former junior world No 1 and Grand Slam...
Haresh Ramchandani
December 21, 2024
Brilliant Fonseca dominates Van Assche to reach final of Next Gen Finals
The 18-year-old Brazilian will meet American Learner Tien in the final on Sunday
Simon Cambers
December 21, 2024
Tien storms back for win over Michelsen to reach final at Next Gen Finals
The 19-year-old left-hander will play either Luca van Assche or Joao Fonseca in...
Simon Cambers
December 21, 2024
Sinner wasn’t built in a day: “It all stems from work that was done much further back, from efforts I made much earlier”
Jannik Sinner became world No 1 in 2024 and won two Grand Slam...
Jérémy Baudu
December 21, 2024
“I wasn’t a King or Navratilova” – Evert claims her impact was “making it ok for young girls to be athletes”
"The culture at that time was that women athletes were frowned upon... I...
Ayush Vashistha
Your comments