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Osaka was back in the central Chinese city for the first time
since 2017 and, in the day's first match on center court, facing
the player who produced a major upset to beat her at the 2021
U.S. Open.
Fernandez converted one of her two first-set breakpoint chances
and served consistently. But Osaka stepped up pressure on the
service returns in the second set, which featured five service
breaks, and finished over the top of the 2021 U.S. Open
finalist.
Emma Raducanu, who beat Fernandez to win the U.S. Open title
four years ago, was trailing Ann Li 6-1, 4-1 when she retired
from their first-round match due to dizziness.
In other early matches, Sofia Kenin edged Anastasia Zakharova
3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to set up a second-round meeting against No.
16 Liudmila Samsonova, who beat Emiliana Arango 6-1, 7-5.
No. 2 Iga Swiatek was scheduled to make her Wuhan tournament
debut in a second-round match against Marie Bouzkova in the
night session.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 Coco Gauff were due to open
Wednesday. No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, the runner-up at both the
U.S. Open and Wimbledon this year, withdrew from the Wuhan Open
citing a left calf muscle injury after winning the China Open
title.
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