The Jiangxi Open witnessed a series of upsets in the first round, with unseeded players defeating four of the top six seeds. Nao Hibino of Japan claimed a notable victory by eliminating No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil with a score of 7-6 (2), 6-3. Meanwhile, Valeria Savinykh of Russia secured a hard-fought win against No. 2 seed Magda Linette of Poland, with a score of 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
German player Laura Siegemund added to the upsets by defeating the home-country favorite and No. 4 seed, Xinyu Wang, with a score of 6-1, 7-5. Xiaodi You of China delivered an impressive performance by cruising past No. 6 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia, winning 6-1, 6-1.
In addition to the upsets, No. 3 seed Marie Bouzkova and her fellow Czech player, Katerina Siniakova, managed to advance in the tournament. French seventh seed Varvara Gracheva, Leylah Fernandez of Canada, Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus also secured their places in the second round.
Transylvania Open: Surprises in Romania
Eva Lys of Germany caused a surprise in the Transylvania Open by defeating top-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania with a score of 6-3, 6-3 in just 72 minutes. Lys showcased her skills by winning 60.8 percent of the first-service points and converting six of her seven break point opportunities.
The second and third seeds also faced early exits. Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse secured a victory by beating No. 2 seed Alycia Parks of the United States with a score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. Ukraine’s Daria Snigur upset No. 3 seed Greet Minnen of Belgium in just 65 minutes, winning 6-3, 6-2.
No. 5 seed Ana Bogdan of Romania, Colombia’s Emiliana Arango, Hungary’s Anna Bondar, and Germans Tamara Korpatsch and Anna-Lena Friedsam also advanced in the tournament.
Jasmin Open Monastir: Top Seed Dominates
In the Jasmin Open Monastir, top seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy dominated her opening-round match by defeating France’s Alize Cornet with a score of 6-4, 6-2. Paolini displayed her prowess by saving five of seven break points and converting five of seven opportunities to break Cornet’s serve.
No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium also secured a victory, defeating Alexandra Eala of the Philippines with a score of 7-5, 6-0. However, the third-seeded Italian player, Martina Trevisan, fell to Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa in a closely contested match, with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Other notable winners in the tournament included No. 4 seed Lesia Tsurenko and Katarina Zavatska of Ukraine, No. 6 seed Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, Russia’s Erika Andreeva, Japan’s Mai Hontama, Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain, and American Claire Liu.
