Both pairs won their opening duel on Monday in Rosie Casals’ group.
Krejčíková and Siniaková beat the American-Dutch duo Desirae Krawczyková, Demi Schuursová 6: 4, 6: 3, the sixth seeded Chinese defeated the tournament trio Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula from the USA 6: 4, 4: 6, 10: 7.
The couples will meet for the first time in this composition.
Vondroušová took his first victory after a six-month medical break
A week before the Billie Jean King Cup finals, Markéta Vondroušová took her first win since mid-April. The Tokyo Olympic silver medalist defeated Swedish Mirjam Björklund 6: 2, 6: 1 at the ITF indoor tournament in Shrewsbury, England.
23-year-old Vondroušová returned to the field last week after a six-month medical break and lost her first match at the Poitiers tournament. On the WTA Tour, Vondroušová last played at the end of April in Stuttgart, after which she underwent wrist surgery. You have lost, among others, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. Meanwhile, she married her longtime friend Štěpán Šimek.
Roland Garros 2019 finalist Vondroušová, despite a long hiatus, was nominated by captain Petr Pála for the final round of the team competition formerly known as the Fed Cup in early October. It will be played at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow from 8 to 13 November, the Czechs will play against Poland and the USA in the group. Only the winner enters the semifinals.
Auger-Aliassime almost reached the Tournament of Champions
Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime took a three-set win over Mikael Ymer in the second round of the Paris Masters tournament and, after his 14th consecutive win, came close to securing a place in the Tournament of Champions. Of the four remaining contenders for the last two vacancies, he has the best starting position in this year’s standings, his pursuers, the American Taylor Fritz and the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, have only the 2nd round matches ahead. to them.
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev has been at Bercy Hall in Paris since the away match. The Russian player, who secured a spot in the elite tournament final on Sunday for the eight best players of the season in Turin as the last sixth so far, has lost a three-set battle with Alex de Minaur. After losing 4-6, 6-2, 5-7, the frustrated 2020 champion and last year’s finalist first smashed his racket to the ground before going to the net to congratulate his opponent. The Australian beat a player of the five elite world rankings for the first time in his career on the 19th attempt.
22-year-old Auger-Aliassime, who has won titles in three tournaments in a row in the past few weeks, defeated Ymer 6: 7, 6: 4, 7: 6. In the 3rd round, he can challenge Fritz in Paris in the fight to secure qualification for the Tournament of Champions. Russian Andrey Rublyov, who currently holds the last degree of promotion, could play another direct fight for Torino with Hurkacz.
| PARIS (hard surface, grant 6.008.725 euros): |
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| Singles – 2nd round: |
| De Minaur (Aust.) – Medvedev (4-Russia) 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 5 |
| Tsitsipas (5-Greece) – Evans (Great Britain) 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| Auger-Aliassime (8-Kan.) – M. Ymer (Shvéd.) 6: 7 (6: 8), 6: 4, 7: 6 (8: 6) |
| Tiafoe (16-USA) – Draper (British) 6: 3, 7: 5 |
| Musetti (It.) – Basilashvili (Georgia) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
