Sofia Kenin in the third round of Roland Garros 2019, France
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Latest ATP & WTA Tour Results, Schedules, Quick Hits | Friday 8 Jan 2021

  • WTA Abu Dhabi
  • ATP Antalya
  • AT Delray Beach
Latest Tennis Results – Full main draw singles results from ATP & WTA tournaments this week, plus our quick hits of the day’s action.

 

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WTA Abu Dhabi

  • Top seed Sofia Kenin survived a scare as she was in the process of coming from a set down against Kristen Flipkens before the Belgian collided with an advertising hoarding, and suffered an ankle injury.
  • Another seed up against it, Ons Jabeur had to come from a set down against qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko, as she continues to push her career ranking higher
  • No. 4 seed Aryna Sabalenka continues right from where she left off last year, and is now on an 11-match winning run.
Women’s Singles Results – 8 January 2021
Ons Jabeur [15] (TUN) def. K Bondarenko [Q] (UKR) 57 63 62
V Kudermetova def. B Turati [Q] (ITA) 62 61
T Zidansek (SLO) def. L Fernandez (CAN) 64 64
S Kenin [1] (USA) def. K Flipkens (BEL) 75 45 RET
Y Putintseva [13] (KAZ) def. B Krejcikova (CZE) 64 75
A Sabalenka [4] (BLR) def. A Tomljanovic (AUS) 75 64
S Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. B Pera (USA) 57 63 64
P Badosa (ESP) def. A Cornet (FRA) 64 64

 

ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 2021

Centre Court Starting at: 10:00 AM

Xiyu WANG (CHN) vs Elena RYBAKINA (KAZ) [6]

Followed by

[Q] Anastasia GASANOVA (RUS) vs Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [3]

Followed by

Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) vs Elina SVITOLINA (UKR) [2]

Followed by

Aliaksandra SASNOVICH (BLR) vs Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP) [5]

Followed by

Maria SAKKARI (GRE) [9] vs Cori GAUFF (USA)

 

Court 1 Starting at: 10:00 AM

Su-Wei HSIEH (TPE) vs Marta KOSTYUK (UKR)

Followed by

Karolina MUCHOVA (CZE) [12] vs Daria KASATKINA (RUS)

Followed by

Ekaterina ALEXANDROVA (RUS) [17] vs Heather WATSON (GBR)

After suitable rest

Su-Wei HSIEH (TPE) [1]/Barbora KREJCIKOVA (CZE) vs Sharon FICHMAN (CAN)/Giuliana OLMOS (MEX)

After suitable rest

Laura SIEGEMUND (GER)/Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) vs Sara SORRIBES TORMO (ESP)/[ALT] Nadia PODOROSKA (ARG)

 

Court 2 Starting at: 10:00 AM

Veronika KUDERMETOVA (RUS)/Anastasia POTAPOVA (RUS) vs Nicole MELICHAR (USA) [3]/Demi SCHUURS (NED)

Not before 11:00 AM

[ALTERNATE] vs Arantxa RUS (NED)/Tamara ZIDANSEK (SLO)

Followed by

Sofia KENIN (USA)/Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (AUS) vs Yifan XU (CHN) [7]/Zhaoxuan YANG (CHN)

After suitable rest

Karolina MUCHOVA (CZE)/Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE) vs Shuko AOYAMA (JPN) [5]/Ena SHIBAHARA (JPN)

After suitable rest

Hayley CARTER (USA) [8]/Luisa STEFANI (BRA) vs Daria KASATKINA (RUS)/Anett KONTAVEIT (EST)

 

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ATP Antalya Results & Quick Hits

  • There was safe passage for the other top seeds, following in the footsteps of No. 2 seed David Goffin, who beat his doubles partner for this week Pierre-Hugues Herbert on yesterday’s opening day of main draw competition

 

Men’s Singles Result – 8 January 2021
J-L Struff [5] (GER) def. P Kotov [Q] (RUS) 64 63
T Lamasine (FRA) def. E Gerasimov (BLR) 76(6) 62
A Andreev [Q] (BUL) def. M Ilhan [WC] (TUR) 64 63
H Grenier (FRA) def. A Molcan [Q] (SVK) 75 64
M Berrettini [1] (ITA) def. E Kirkin [WC] (TUR) 60 64
J Chardy (FRA) def. R Albot (MDA) 63 64
A De Minaur [4] (AUS) def. M Jaziri (TUN) 62 61
N Kuhn (ESP) def. M Bachinger [Q] (GER) 36 63 41 RET
F Fognini [3] (ITA) def. M Vrbensky [Q] (CZE) 64 76(4)
D Kuzmanov [Q] (BUL) def. L Djere (SRB) 61 32 RET

 

ORDER OF PLAY – Saturday, 9 January 2021

Centre Court Matches Start At: 10:00 am

[Q] Adrian ANDREEV (BUL) vs Alex DE MINAUR (AUS) [4]

Not Before 11:00 am

Nikoloz BASILASHVILI (GEO) [6] vs [WC] Altug CELIKBILEK (TUR)

followed by

Nicola KUHN (ESP) vs David GOFFIN (BEL) [2]

 

Court 1 Matches Start At: 10:00 am

Jonathan ERLICH (ISR)/Andrei VASILEVSKI (BLR) vs Jeremy CHARDY (FRA)/Fabrice MARTIN (FRA) [3]

followed by

Stefano TRAVAGLIA (ITA) vs Emil RUUSUVUORI (FIN)

 

Court 2 Matches Start At: 10:30 am

Ivan SABANOV (CRO)/Matej SABANOV (CRO) vs Luca MARGAROLI (SUI)/Florin MERGEA (ROU)

followed by

Nikola CACIC (SRB)/Frederik NIELSEN (DEN) [4] vs Salvatore CARUSO (ITA)/Andrea VAVASSORI (ITA)

 

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ATP Delray Beach Results & Quick Hits

  • While older brother Ryan Harrison did not make it past the opening day, his younger brother and qualifier Christian Harrison celebrated a first main draw win after a career blighted with injury. He has had no less than eight surgeries on both legs, both hips, both adductors and his right wrist but has never considered quitting and earns a match up against the top seed Cristian Garin.
Men’s Singles Results – 8 January 2021
C Harrison [Q] (USA) def. TM Etcheverry (ARG) 64 62
DE Galan (COL) def. A Martin (SVK) 64 64
B Fratangelo (USA) def. K King [Q] (USA) 62 62
R Quiroz [Q] (ECU) def. N Rubin (USA) 76(1) 63
C Norrie (GBR) def. JC Aragone [WC] (USA) 62 61
I Karlovic (CRO) def. P Adujar [7] (ESP) 63 57 64

 

ORDER OF PLAY – Saturday, 9 January 2021

Stadium Matches Start At: 11:00 am 

Andres MOLTENI (ARG)/Hugo NYS (MON) vs Marcus DANIELL (NZL)/

Philipp OSWALD (AUT) [2]

Not Before 12:30 pm

Gianluca MAGER (ITA) vs Sam QUERREY (USA) [6]

Not Before 2:30 pm

Cristian GARIN (CHI) [1] vs [Q] Christian HARRISON (USA)

Not Before 6:00 pm

Tommy PAUL (USA) [5] vs Sebastian KORDA (USA)

Not Before 8:00 pm

Thiago MONTEIRO (BRA) vs John ISNER (USA) [2]

 

Court 1 Matches Start At: 12:00 noon 

Ariel BEHAR (URU)/Gonzalo ESCOBAR (ECU) vs Cameron NORRIE (GBR)/

Jonny O’MARA (GBR)

Not Before 2:30 pm

After suitable rest

Austin KRAJICEK (USA)/Sam QUERREY (USA)       vs [WC] Bjorn FRATANGELO (USA)/Dennis NOVIKOV (USA)

followed by

TBA

Nicholas MONROE (USA)/Frances TIAFOE (USA) vs [PR] Mackenzie MCDONALD (USA)/Tommy PAUL (USA) or Cristian GARIN (CHI)/Andre GORANSSON (SWE)

 

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