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Jabeur, the tournament champion in 2022,
converted five of seven break points and advanced to face Linda
Noskova of the Czech Republic in the second round.
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was a 6-3, 6-3 winner against
Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey. The match between No. 6 seed Qinwen
Zheng of China and Czech Katerina Siniakova was interrupted by
rain with Siniakova leading 5-3.
Rothesay Classic
No. 6 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada rallied for a 4-6, 7-5,
6-3 defeat of Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic to reach the
quarterfinals in Birmingham, England.
Fernandez will next face Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, who also
came from behind for a 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4 win against Zhu Lin of
China.
No. 7 seed Anastasia Potapova of Russia eliminated Italy's Lucia
Bronzetti 6-3, 7-5, while Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto took
down Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-2.
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