World primary Ashleigh Barty eased into the third spherical of the WTA clay courtroom match in Charleston Wednesday, successful the final six video games in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Misaki Doi. Australia’s Barty arrived in Charleston contemporary off a victory in the celebrated Miami Open, the place she efficiently defended a WTA title for the primary time. After a first-round bye she made a rapid adjustment to the inexperienced clay of Charleston, needing simply 61 minutes to dispatch Japan’s 77th-ranked Doi.
“It was a quick turnaround from Miami, just had a couple of hours of practice,” stated Barty, who hadn’t performed on any sort of clay since her 2019 French Open triumph. “I was just honestly hoping that I didn’t trip and fall over trying to slide.
“But it came back quite naturally,” she stated.
It was one other setback, nevertheless, for second-seeded American Sofia Kenin, who fell in three units to 79th-ranked Lauren Davis.
Davis used a artful mix of pictures to rally for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over fourth-ranked Kenin, posting her third profession win over a top-five participant.
“I was struggling there a bit in the first set and a half with my serve, kind of just hitting the ball too flat,” Davis stated. “Then I started thinking a bit. I found that she wasn’t too much a fan of high balls, so I really took advantage of that.”
Kenin gained the 2020 Australian Open and was runner-up on the rescheduled 2020 French Open in October, however she has struggled in 2021.
She crashed out of her Australian Open title protection in the second spherical, then exited early in the Phillip Island Trophy earlier than present process an appendectomy whereas nonetheless in Australia.
She was bundled out of Miami in the third spherical.
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