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Niemeier found out she was replacing Italy's
Elisabetta Cocciaretto just 30 minutes prior to the match. After
a slow start, she began clicking and scored on 61.1 percent (22
of 36) of her second-serve return opportunities in stunning
Sakkari, the Greek woman ranked No. 9 in the world. Sakkari has
dropped her last four matches.
Second-seeded Russian Liudmila Samsonova rolled to a 6-3, 6-1
victory over Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, and No. 4 Beatriz
Haddad Maia of Brazil dispatched Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-1,
7-6 (6). Russia's Anna Blinkova was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over
Bianca Andreescu of Canada and Russia's Diana Shnaider beat
Germany's Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3.
Other winners were Katerina Siniakova and Linda Noskova of the
Czech Republic. The marquee match between Ukraine's Elina
Svitolina and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki was suspended due to
darkness with Svitolina leading 3-6, 7-6 (4), 2-1, and it will
be resumed Tuesday.
Rothesay International
No. 5 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia recorded a 7-6 (3), 6-1
victory over Belgium's Greet Minnen in the opening round of the
Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England.
One entertaining matchup featured homeland wild card Harriet
Dart facing the Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova. The two matched
up in a three-hour, 29-minute slugfest with Dart prevailing 7-5,
6-7 (7), 6-4.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez was a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 winner over No. 7
seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic. Poland's Magda
Linette upset No. 8 Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1-6, 7-6
(4), 6-4.
Also winning Monday were Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina and China's
Yuan Yue. Top-seeded Elena Rybakina withdrew prior to the round.
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