Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea

Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea
One of the suspended matches included top-seeded Dayana Yastremska’s first-round match against Mai Hontama. (AFP)
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Updated 17 September 2024
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Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea

Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea
  • One of the suspended matches included top-seeded Dayana Yastremska’s first-round match against Mai Hontama

SEOUL: Hailey Baptiste defeated fellow American and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the WTA’s Korean Open on Tuesday.

In other matches in Seoul, Amanda Anisimova had an upset 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over sixth-seeded Yulia Putintseva, Polina Kudermetova beat Priscilla Hon 7-5, 6-4 and Viktoriya Tomova beat Tatjana Maria 6-2, 1-6, 6-0.

Weather stops play in Thailand

Play at the WTA’s Thailand Open was suspended due to rain and storms. One of the suspended matches included top-seeded Dayana Yastremska’s first-round match against Mai Hontama, who led 4-3 in the first set when play was stopped.

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