The 68th player in the world, Siniaková, played the ranking favorite against Tauson and defeated her 18-year-old opponent in the first mutual duel in less than an hour and a half. The 25-year-old Czech tennis player, who played with a bandaged right thigh, took the young Danes five times and turned the first sword ball.
Williams started the clay season a week ago in Rome and lost in her first duel to the Argentine Nadia Podoroska. The 39-year-old American included a tournament in Parma in the program at the last minute due to the game ahead of Roland Garros, and as the number one player today she defeated the 572nd player in the Pigat 6: 3, 6: 2.
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PARMA (clay, subsidy 189 708 eur): |
Singles – Round 1: |
Siniaková (CZE) – Tauson (DEN) 6: 1, 6: 3 |
S. Williams (1-USA) – Pigat (It.) 6: 3, 6: 2 |
Di Giuseppe (It.) – Hibinova (JPN) 7: 5, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
Sorribes (7-Sp.) – Pera (USA) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
Garciaová (8-Fr.) – Ormaecheaová (Arg.) 6:4, 6:4 |
Schmiedlova (SR) – V. Williams (USA) 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
Stephens – McNally (both USA) 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 4 |
Giorgiová (It.) – McHaleová (USA) 6:7 (4:7), 6:4, 6:4 |
GENEVA (clay, subsidy 481 270 euros): |
Singles – Round 1: |
Cazaux (Fr.) – Mannarino (8-Fr.) 6: 3, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3 |
Sandgren (USA) – Caruso (It.) 6:3, 6:4 |
Andújar (Sp.) – Thompson (Austr.) 6: 0, 6: 4 |
Koepfer (Nom.) – Pair (7-Fr.) 6: 7 (8:10), 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 4 |
LYON (clay, subsidy 481 270 euros): |
Singles – Round 1: |
Korda (USA) – Herbert (Fr.) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 4 |
Bedene (Slovin.) – Simon (Fr.) 6: 2, 6: 3 |
Norrie (Brit.) – Moutet (Fr.) 7:5, 6:3 |
Nišioka (Jap.) – Humbert (Fr.) 3:6, 6:3, 6:4 |
BELGRADE (clay, subsidy 235 238 euros): |
Singles – Round 1: |
Putinceva (2-KAZ) – Juvanova (Slovenia) 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1 |
Osori (COL) – Chang Shui (3-China) 6: 2, 1: 6, 7: 6 (7: 4) |
Bucsaová (Šp.) – Koviničová (8-Č. Hora) 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1 |
Fernandez (CAN) – Hercog (Slovenia) 7: 5, 6: 1 |
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