Danielle Collins beat qualifier Louisa Chirico 7-5, 6-0 in singles at the Cymbiotika San Diego Open and then joined Coco Vandeweghe of nearby Rancho Santa Fe for a 6-3, 4-6, 10-3 doubles victory against Marta Kostyuk and Alycia Parks.
On the heels of a disappointing first-round exit in Flushing Meadows, where she raised the U.S. Open trophy in 2017, Sloane Stephens came out fast against Belgian Elise Mertens, winning 6-1, 6-3. “She’s obviously a great player, but I’m playing here in San Diego, in Southern California, with all my friends and family.
It’s not very hard to get pumped up to come out and play,” said Stephens, who earned a second-round matchup with No. 2 seed Caroline Garcia of France. “I’m just really pleased to be playing some good tennis and to come out with a win.” Sofia Kenin continues to claw her way back up the rankings after reaching a career-high No. 4 in 2020, the year she captured her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Now ranked No. 93, she upended No. 6 seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4. Kenin, one of eight Americans in the main draw, had ample reason to bring her best game. In addition to the rankings incentive, Hall of Famer Rod Laver was seated courtside. “On the changeover, I heard he was here. I was like, ‘OK, try to do well for him,’” Kenin said. “I had to fight. Of course, she was going to pick up her game, and I kind of let down a little bit and made some unforced errors, but I was luckily able to pick it up and close it out.” Fresh off a career-best quarterfinal appearance at the U.S. Open, Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko outlasted eighth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in a 2-hour and 46-minute battle, 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-5. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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