Angelique Kerber got a much-needed victory in Dubai while last week’s Argentina Open champ Alexandr Dolgopolov continued his good form, upsetting David Ferrer in Rio.
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, UAE – WTA Premier 5
First round
[1] A. Kerber (GER) d [WC] M. Barthel (GER) 64 63
K. Mladenovic (FRA) d [2] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) 62 64
E. Makarova (RUS) d [3] D. Cibulkova (SVK) 62 46 62
[4] A. Radwanska (POL) d [Q] E. Mertens (BEL) 63 62
K. Bondarenko (UKR) d [5] G. Muguruza (ESP) 41 ret.
[7] E. Svitolina (UKR) d [Q] S. Zheng (CHN) 75 61
[8] E. Vesnina (RUS) d M. Doi (JPN) 62 75
[WC] S. Peng (CHN) d [9] B. Strycova (CZE) 63 62
[10] C. Wozniacki (DEN) d V. Golubic (SUI) 64 62
A. Konjuh (CRO) d [12] S. Stosur (AUS) 64 63
M. Puig (PUR) d [15] C. Garcia (FRA) 61 46 62
L. Davis (USA) d Kr. Pliskova (CZE) 16 61 63
C. Mchale (USA) d N. Osaka (JPN) 63 64
C. Bellis (USA) d L. Siegemund (GER) 75 76(3)
A. Sevastova (LAT) d A. Riske (USA) 64 67(3) 62
Q. Wang (CHN) d [Q] O. Jabeur (TUN) 63 61
Rio Open presented by Claro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – ATP 500
First round
T. Bellucci (BRA) d [1] K. Nishikori (JPN) 64 63
[2] D. Thiem (AUT) d [WC] J. Tipsarevic (SRB) 64 75
[4] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d [WC] J. Souza (BRA) 63 62
[5] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) d S. Robert (FRA) 62 60
A. Dolgopolov (UKR) d [6] D. Ferrer (ESP) 64 64
F. Delbonis (ARG) d [7] P. Lorenzi (ITA) 46 61 64
T. Monteiro (BRA) d G. Elias (POR) 26 76(4) 64
[LL] V. Estrella Burgos (DOM) d G. Pella (ARG) 62 75
H. Zeballos (ARG) d C. Berlocq (ARG) 62 63
F. Fognini (ITA) d [PR] T. Robredo (ESP) 62 64
Open 13 Provence, Marseille, France – ATP 250
First round
N. Mahut (FRA) d [5] A. Zverev (GER) 76(5) 76(5)
[6] R. Gasquet (FRA) d R. Haase (NED) 67(5) 63 62
[Q] S. Stakhovsky (UKR) d J. Vesely (CZE) 62 64
A. Bedene (GBR) d P. Mathieu (FRA) 36 61 64
J. Struff (GER) d J. Chardy (FRA) 63 75
[Q] N. Gombos (SVK) d [Q] E. Donskoy (RUS) 61 61
[WC] J. Benneteau (FRA) d [WC] D. Shapovalov (CAN) 75 64
I. Marchenko (UKR) d [Q] A. Rublev (RUS) 61 76(6)
Delray Beach Open, USA – ATP 250
First round
[1] M. Raonic (CAN) d [Q] T. Smyczek (USA) 61 64
D. Young (USA) d [2] I. Karlovic (CRO) 76(5) 76(3)
[3] J. Sock (USA) d R. Albot (MDA) 64 76(2)
[5] S. Johnson (USA) d [WC] S. Kozlov (USA) 61 64
[Q] S. Darcis (BEL) d [6] B. Tomic (AUS) 36 61 64
[7] J. del Potro (ARG) d K. Anderson (RSA) 64 64
B. Coric (CRO) d S. Giraldo (COL) 62 63
J. Donaldson (USA) d M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 76(5) 36 63
D. Dzumhur (BIH) d K. Kravchuk (RUS) 63 64
G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d D. Brown (GER) 63 63
N. Basilashvili (GEO) d [PR] T. Haas (GER) 67(4) 76(8) 62
Hungarian Ladies Open, Budapest – WTA International
First round
[3] J. Goerges (GER) d [Q] A. Kontaveit (EST) 67(3) 63 64
[Q] A. Blinkova (RUS) d N. Broady (GBR) 36 64 63
[Q] T. Korpatsch (GER) d E. Rodina (RUS) 63 63
[WC] F. Stollar (HUN) d D. Kovinic (MNE) 62 76(4)
[Q] A. Sasnovich (BLR) d K. Flipkens (BEL) 46 64 61
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