Day 4: Four Czechs including Krejcikova and Havlickova advanced to Round of 16

The WTA tournament Livesport Prague Open continued with the 1st round of singles and doubles on Tuesday. Czech teenagers Lucie Havlickova, Dominika Salkova and Linda Noskova gained their spots in the round of 16. Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova won her match against Anna Blinkova in straight sets. Top seed Anett Kontaveit from Estonia lost only one game in Prague opener.

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022

CENTRE COURT starts at 11:00 AM
[Q] Barbora Palicova (CZE) vs [WC] Lucie Havlickova (CZE) 2:6, 6:7(5)
Ylena In-Albon (SUI) vs [Q] Dominika Salkova (CZE) 1:6, 4:6
[1] Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 6:0, 6:1
Anna Blinkova (-) vs [2] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 3:6, 1:6

COURT 1 starts at 11:00 AM
[5] Alizé Cornet (FRA) vs [Q] Anastasia Zakharova (-) 6:2, 6:3
[Q] Oksana Selekhmeteva (-) vs [4] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 7:5, 6:4
[LL] Natalia Vikhlyantseva (-) vs [WC] Linda Noskova (CZE) 2:6, 1:3 ret.
[3] M. Kato (JPN), S. Murray Sharan (GBR) vs Neel (USA), Sharma (AUS) 7:5, 6:4

COURT 2 starts at 11:00 AM
Daria Snigur (UKR) vs Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 4:6, 2:6
Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs [7] Anastasia Potapova (-) 1:6, 2:6
Linette (POL), Wickmayer (BEL) vs V. Kuzmova (SVK), Niculescu (ROU) 4:6, 4:6
Diatchenko (-), Kalashnikova (GEO) vs [2] X. Han (CHN), Panova (-) 6:3, 6:4

Photo: LIVESPORT PRAGUE OPEN / Pavel Lebeda (sport-pics.cz)

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