In the Open championship of the USA on tennis has started matches of the women’s singles.
The second racket of the world, Angelique Kerber in the first round spent on the court in just 35 minutes – a German in the match against Polona hercog dry won the first set and seventh game of tennis player from Slovenia because of injury refused to continue the fight.
A sensational finalist in last season’s Roberta Vinci in one hour and 10 minutes to beat German Anna-Lena Friedsam in the second round, the Italian will face local hope Christina McHale.
Very serious problems in the first round for the champion of Roland Garros Garbine Muguruza created a little-known Elise Mertens. Tennis player from Belgium won the first set and might lead to a break in the final set. Muguruza fought off attacks of the opponent and the class brought the match to victory.
Among the seeded first round failed to overcome Sara Errani, Barbora Strycova, Misaki DOI, Coco Vandeweghe and sensational Olympic champion Rio Monica Puig.
The results of matches of seeded players:
Robert Vinci (Italy, 7) – Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) – 6:2, 6:4
Karina Witthoeft (Germany) – Misaki DOI (Japan, 30) – 6:4, 6:1
Peter Kvitova (Czechia, 14) – Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) – 7:5, 6:3
Polona hercog (Slovenia) – Angelique Kerber (Germany, 2) — 0:6, 0:1, refusal Herzog
Samantha Crawford (USA) Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 24) — 7:6 (6), 3:6, 4:6
Madison keys (USA, 8) – Alison Riske (USA) — 4:6, 7:6 (5), 6:2
Francesca Schiavone (Italy) – Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia, 9) — 1:6, 2:6
Elise Mertens (Belgium) – Garbine Muguruza (Spain, 3) — 6:2, 0:6. 3:6
Johanna konta (Britain, 13) – bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) — 6:3, 6:3
Magda Linette (Poland) – Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia, 12) — 2:6, 3:6
Monica Puig (Puerto Rico, 32) – Zheng Saisai (China) Is 4:6, 2:6
Barbora Strycova (Czech Republic, 18) – Monica Niculescu (Romania) — 3:6, 7:6 (3), 1:6
Naomi Osaka (Japan) – Coco Vandeweghe (USA, 28) — 6:7 (4), 6:3, 6:4
Sara Errani (Italy, 27) – Shelby Rogers (USA) — 4:6, 6:7 (3)
