Krejcikova, Badosa crash out in Adelaide

ADELAIDE:

Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia had been high-profile casualties on day one of many ATP-WTA Adelaide Worldwide on Monday, each crashing out to qualifiers.

Czech fourth seed Krejcikova was crushed by Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 whereas Brazil’s Haddad Maia met the identical destiny by the hands of one other Russian, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, shedding 6-3, 6-4.

“It was an incredible match, she’s an excellent fighter,” the 75th-ranked Kalinskaya stated of Krejcikova, who was taking part in her first match of the season forward of the Australian Open.

“She made the match very sophisticated. I am comfortable I gained, I am taking part in higher tennis day-after-day.”

Kalinskaya, who wanted practically three hours to see off her opponent, now awaits the winner between American Claire Liu and Russian world quantity 15 Daria Kasatkina.

The 59th-ranked Pavlyuchenkova, who misplaced to Krejcikova within the 2021 French Open ultimate, superior with 29 winners, breaking Haddad Maia thrice.

“I attempted to comply with my recreation plan. She’s a fighter and in the event you give her an opportunity to come back again, she’s going to,” stated Pavlyuchenkova.

She’s going to subsequent play both big-serving Karolina Pliskova or 49th-ranked Katerina Siniakova.

Former world quantity two Paula Badosa was additionally defeated on her comeback from damage, crushed 3-6, 6-2, 6-Three by American Bernarda Pera.

Spain’s Badosa missed the second half of 2023 with a stress fracture of the again.

High seed Elena Rybakina, who beat reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Brisbane Worldwide on Sunday, had a first-round bye.

Her spherical of 16 opponent might be Cristina Bucsa after the Spaniard defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-3.

Rain performed havoc on the WTA Hobart Worldwide, however high seed Elise Mertens safely went by, overcoming American Danielle Collins 6-2, 6-3.