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Martincova beats Knutson in all-Czech battle

1st August 2023

The main draw of Livesport Prague Open 2023 continued with ten singles matches and three doubles matches on Tuesday. Tereza Martincova defeated qualifier Gabriela Knutson in a close all-Czech battle for the spot in the Round of 16. Linda Noskova started her campaign with an easy victory against Elvina Kalieva.

Centre Court (started at 12:30 PM)

[Q] Emiliana Arango (COL) def [WC] Barbora Palicova (CZE) 6:3, 6:2
[6] Alizé Cornet (FRA) def [WC] Lucie Havlickova (CZE) 6:2, 4:6, 6:2
[WC] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def [Q] Gabriela Knutson (CZE) 2:6, 6:4, 6:4
[4] Linda Noskova (CZE) def [Q] Elvina Kalieva (USA) 6:1, 6:2
Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs [LL] Ankita Raina (IND) postponed

Court 1 (started at 12:30 PM)

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 6:2, 6:2
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def [2] Lin Zhu (CHN) 1:6, 6:4, 6:2
[9] Xiyu Wang (CHN) def Clara Tauson (DEN) 6:3, 6:2

Court 2 (started at 01:00 PM)

Kaia Kanepi (EST) def Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) 6:2, 6:3
Yue Yuan (CHN) def [3] Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6:2, 6:2
Jule Niemeier (GER) def 
[SE] Heather Watson (GBR) 6:2, 6:3

Practise Court 1 (started at 12:45 PM)

Quinn Gleason (USA), Elixane Lechemia (FRA) def Freya Christie (GBR), Ali Collins (GBR) 6:2, 6:4
[WC] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE), Tereza Valentova (CZE) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU), Greet Minnen (BEL) 6:2, 3:6, 13:11
Nao Hibino (JPN), Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) def [Alt] Luksika Kumkhum (THA), Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 6:4, 3:6, 10:6

Photo: Livesport Prague Open / Pavel Lebeda (sport-pics.cz)

Author: eSports