Venus Williams was a first-up winner in Hong Kong while Svetlana Kuznetsova got her campaign in Tianjin off to a triumphant start.
Shanghai Rolex Masters, China – ATP Masters
First round
[9] J. Tsonga (FRA) d [PR] F. Mayer (GER) 63 62
[Q] V. Pospisil (CAN) d I. Karlovic (CRO) 76(5) 64
[Q] M. Zverev (GER) d [WC] Ze. Zhang (CHN) 61 62
V. Troicki (SRB) d [Q] L. Rosol (CZE) 62 64
[Q] T. Fritz (USA) d S. Robert (FRA) 76(2) 26 63
A. Zverev (GER) d J. Isner (USA) 64 62
[Q] K. Edmund (GBR) d F. Delbonis (ARG) 63 57 64
B. Paire (FRA) d J. Sousa (POR) 63 57 61
N. Almagro (ESP) d [Q] M. Youzhny (RUS) 36 62 62
S. Johnson (USA) d M. Klizan (SVK) 64 63
Tianjin Open, China – WTA International
First round
[2] S. Kuznetsova (RUS) d P. Parmentier (FRA) 61 63
[WC] Yaf. Wang (CHN) d [6] Y. Putintseva (KAZ) 36 63 64
[Q] K. Chang (TPE) d V. King (USA) 61 62
D. Kovinic (MNE) d Y. Duan (CHN) 64 63
[Q] L. Hradecka (CZE) d [Q] A. Hlavackova (CZE) 75 64
D. Vekic (CRO) d K. Zhang (CHN) 36 75 63
Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open – WTA International
First round
[2] V. Williams (USA) d R. Ozaki (JPN) 64 61
[8] D. Gavrilova (AUS) d [Q] L. Zhu (CHN) 60 62
L. Chirico (USA) d [WC] Y. Lee (TPE) 62 61
K. Siniakova (CZE) d N. Gibbs (USA) 63 46 62
[Q] A. Krunic (SRB) d [Q] L. Kumkhum (THA) 61 60
A. Cornet (FRA) d V. Lepchenko (USA) 63 62
Generali Ladies Linz, Austria – WTA International
First round
[5] A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d A. Sevastova (LAT) 64 61
S. Cirstea (ROU) d [6] K. Bertens (NED) 64 62
V. Golubic (SUI) d [8] L. Siegemund (GER) 64 62
M. Doi (JPN) d J. Larsson (SWE) 75 36 61
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