In the Washington Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Spanish wildcard Paula Badosa defeated American Sofia Kenin 6-1, 7-6 (6) to advance to the second round. Badosa, ranked No. 62, will face No. 3 seed Liudmila Samsonova next.
Other first-round results from the Washington WTA 500 tournament include Peyton Stearns defeating Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 7-6 (3), Victoria Azarenka (6) beating Hailey Baptiste 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), and Taylor Townsend defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-2. Emma Raducanu, Amanda Anisimova, and Marie Bouzkova were also victorious in their matches.
