ADELAIDE, Australia — Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Adelaide Worldwide on Tuesday citing a proper hip damage, 5 days earlier than the Australian Open begins in Melbourne.
The No. 7-ranked Vondrousova pulled out of the match hours earlier than her scheduled first-round match in opposition to Russian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Taylor Townsend took her place within the draw and beat Sasnovich 6-3, 7-6 (4) in an evening match. She had performed doubles earlier and was getting a therapeutic massage when an alert got here by means of that she had been elevated to the singles fundamental draw.
“It was loopy as a result of I used to be within the coaching room getting a therapeutic massage. I used to be good and relaxed. I used to be already showered, modified garments,” she mentioned. “You by no means know what can occur. You simply should be prepared.”
Sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko was damaged whereas serving for the match at 5-2 within the third set and missed two match factors within the subsequent sport earlier than lastly keeping off Sorana Cirstea 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The 2017 French Open champion will subsequent play Caroline Garcia, who beat native wildcard entry Taylah Preston, Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
“I really feel like I used to be sleeping within the first set,” Ostapenko mentioned. “I’m not a morning individual; I wanted time to get into the match. After I begin to take time and be a bit extra calm, I play higher.”
Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova upset former No. 1-ranked Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-1, profitable 10 consecutive video games after dropping serve early.
Two days after serving to Germany win the United Cup ultimate, Laura Siegemund wanted virtually three hours for her 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 win over seventh-seeded Liudmila Samsonova, recovering breaks within the second and third units.
Within the ATP match in Adelaide, Australia’s Jordan Thompson adopted up his win over Rafael Nadal final week within the Brisbane Worldwide quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 over Facundo Diaz Acosta to maneuver into second-round match in opposition to No. 4-seeded Lorenzo Musetti. Daniel Evans beat Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4.
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Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, was damaged whereas serving for the match after which misplaced 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) to No. 73-ranked Chinese language qualifier Yuan Yue. Stephens was coming off a second-round exit final week on the Brisbane Worldwide, her first match since September.
Additionally in Hobart, second-seeded Emma Navarro had a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Clara Burel, and 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin beat Greet Minnen 6-3, 6-3.
No. 9-seeded Tatjana Maria was main 6-1, 4-3 when Nadia Podoroska retired from their match.
Osaka vs. Raducanu exhibition off
An exhibition match between Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu was scrapped after two-time Australian Open champion withdrew as a “precautionary measure.”
The match was scheduled for Melbourne Park on Tuesday, the primary of a number of exhibition matches deliberate on website within the week main as much as the season’s first main.
Osaka performed her first aggressive matches since late 2022 on the Brisbane Worldwide final week and is getting ready for a return to the Grand Slam occasions.
The four-time main winner gave beginning to daughter, Shai, final July.
