The 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin (USA) defeated her compatriot Sloane Stephens by 2-0 (6:4, 6:1) and advanced to the second round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open.
Sofia Kenin, who is currently only WTA No 170, made a great match and did not give any chance to her opponent. Sloane Stephens started the match perfectly as she took a lead by a break in the first set to lead by 2:1, but her joy was short and her opponent turned over the match with two breaks and closed the set by 6:4. The second set was under the total dominance of Sofia Kenin, who took a lead after a break and then won three games in a row to close the set and the match.
In the next round, Sofia Kenin will face the 10th-seeded and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan).
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (Spain) did not have many problems versus Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy) and won by 2-0 (6:3, 7:5) to advance to the second round.
Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) defeated Rebecca Marino (Canada) by 2-0 (6:2, 6:2), while Madison Brengle (USA) achieved a straight-set victory versus Laura Siegemund (Germany) by 2-0 (7:6, 6:4).
The American talent Peyton Stearns continue her strong play after winning two ITF titles this season and reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin, today she qualified for the second round after defeating Rebeka Masarova (Spain) by 2-1 (4:6, 6:4, 6:4).
Claire Liu (USA) defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) by 2-0 (7:6, 6:3) and advanced to the second round, as well as her compatriot Emma Navarro, who defeated Caty McNally by 2-1 (1:6, 6:1, 6:1).
Magdalena Frech (Poland) won her match versus Maryna Zanevska (Belgium) by 2-1 (4:6, 6:4, 6:2) and in the next round will face the 4th-seeded Ons Jabeur (Tunisia).
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) served one of the surprises from the second day of the main scheme of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open. She defeated Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) by 2-1 (6:3, 4:6, 6:4).
