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Tomljanovic, Azarenka first-round winners in Washington

Tomljanovic, Azarenka first-round winners in Washington

A bevy of stars contested their first-round matches in Tuesday’s afternoon session at the Citi Open, including three Grand Slam singles champions. Here is how the daytime matches concluded…

Ajla Tomljanovic serving at the Citi Open on Tuesday.


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Ajla Tomljanovic def. Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4: Tomljanovic came into the match with an 0-6 record against Stephens, but the Australian prevailed in 68 minutes to collect her first victory over the 2017 US Open champion.

“It got a little tricky at the end,” Tomljanovic said. “I definitely thought about the fact that I haven’t beaten her so far and been close a few times, so I got nervous and played a few loose games, but just very pleased to close it out in the end.”

Tomljanovic, who reached her second consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinal last month, converted five of her eight break points to notch the win. Stephens, who won her first WTA singles title at the 2015 Citi Open, was undone by 25 unforced errors.

Victoria Azarenka in action at the Citi Open on Tuesday.


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(4) Victoria Azarenka def. Dayana Yastremska 6-4, 6-0: Making her Citi Open debut, former World No.1 Azarenka swept past Yastremska in 1 hour and 27 minutes to reach the second round.

Azarenka, who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and 2013, claimed 60 percent of points returning serve to level her head-to-head against Yastremska at 1-1. 

Camila Osorio collected her first win since Roland Garros at the Citi Open on Tuesday.


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Camila Osorio def. Sofia Kenin 7-6(2), 6-1: Osorio topped 2020 Australian Open champion Kenin, ending the Colombian’s five-match losing streak. Prior to this victory, Osorio’s most recent win came over Harmony Tan in the first round of Roland Garros.

Coming back from injury, Kenin contested her first singles match since Indian Wells…

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