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WTA Ladies Tennis Results – Sydney • Its HOT! Ellen Perez Wins Opener
- Updated: January 7, 2018

Ellen Perez of Australia hits a return to Shuai Zhang of China on the second day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 30 August 2016. The US Open runs through September 11. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT
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Sydney International
January 7-13, 2018
Sydney, Australia
RESULTS – JANUARY 07, 2018
Singles – First Round
E. Makarova (RUS) d [3] J. Ostapenko (LAT) 76(3) 61
[WC] E. Perez (AUS) d [5] K. Mladenovic (FRA) 64 42 ret. (heat illness)
E. Vesnina (RUS) d [LL] L. Arruabarrena (ESP) 62 62
Doubles – First Round
[2] L. Safarova (CZE) / B. Strycova (CZE) d A. Rosolska (POL) / A. Spears (USA) 46 60 10-8
[3] G. Dabrowski (CAN) / Y. Xu (CHN) d M. Adamczak (AUS) / S. Sanders (AUS) 76(5) 75
Qualifying Singles – Third Round
Qualifying – C. Giorgi (ITA) d [5] C. Witthoeft (GER) 64 61
Qualifying – K. Ahn (USA) d [7] M. Puig (PUR) 64 61
Qualifying – [8] C. Bellis (USA) d E. Alexandrova (RUS) 36 63 61
Qualifying – V. Cepede Royg (PAR) d L. Arruabarrena (ESP) 64 61
ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, JANUARY 08, 2018
KEN ROSEWALL ARENA start 1:00 pm
WTA – [6] S. Stephens (USA) vs [Q] C. Giorgi (ITA)
WTA – A. Barty (AUS) vs [Q] V. Cepede Royg (PAR)
WTA – possible court change – K. Bondarenko (UKR) / C. Dellacqua (AUS) vs J. Ostapenko (LAT) / S. Stephens (USA)
SHOW COURT 1 start 1:00 pm
ATP – [Q] A. Popyrin (AUS) vs [WC] J. Millman (AUS)
ATP – [Q] D. Medvedev (RUS) vs [6] P. Kohlschreiber (GER)
Not Before 4:00 pm
WTA – L. Safarova (CZE) vs A. Kerber (GER)
WTA – M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO) vs P. Kvitova (CZE)
WTA – [Q] C. Bellis (USA) vs M. Rybarikova (SVK)
COURT 3 start 12:00 noon
WTA – [8] A. Sevastova (LAT) vs D. Cibulkova (SVK)
ATP – P. Lorenzi (ITA) / M. Zverev (GER) vs [2] J. Rojer (NED) / H. Tecau (ROU)
ATP – [Q] E. Donskoy (RUS) vs [5] A. Mannarino (FRA)
WTA – [Q] K. Ahn (USA) vs K. Bertens (NED)
WTA – [1] L. Chan (TPE) / A. Sestini Hlavackova (CZE) vs [PR] A. Parra Santonja (ESP) / R. Voracova (CZE)
COURT 4 start 12:00 noon
ATP – [WC] A. Bolt (AUS) vs [LL] R. Berankis (LTU)
Not Before 1:30 pm
WTA – D. Kasatkina (RUS) vs B. Strycova (CZE)
ATP – after suitable rest – [WC] A. Bolt (AUS) / J. Thompson (AUS) vs [3] F. Lopez (ESP) / M. Lopez (ESP)
COURT 5 start 2:00 pm
ATP – [1] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) vs F. Mergea (ROU) / N. Zimonjic (SRB)
ATP – F. Fognini (ITA) / R. Ram (USA) vs J. Struff (GER) / V. Troicki (SRB)
WTA – after suitable rest – D. Kasatkina (RUS) / E. Vesnina (RUS) vs N. Kichenok (UKR) / An. Rodionova (AUS)