The program is seriously intensifying Wuhan for the last WTA 1000 of the season. All of the second round matches will take place this Wednesday, with the first eight seeds entering the fray. Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, Jessica Pegula or even Qinwen Zheng will take to the track, while a very special match will attract attention: the sisters’ derby Andreeva between Myrrh (17 years old) and Erika (20 years old), both destined for an exceptional career.
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Sabalenka, Gauff and Navarro in the morning, Zheng and Paolini in Night session
The big favorite of the Chinese tournament Aryna Sabalenka will debut at Wuhan. Recovering from his huge lost fight against Karolina Muchova in Beijing, the Belarusian will have to bring down Katerina Siniakovaanother very experienced Czech. The semi-finalist of the US Open, Emma Navarrowill be wary of Magdalena Frechwinner of big matches in recent weeks. His compatriot Coco Gauff will challenge the Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomovaand will therefore aim for a seventh success in a row. In the afternoon in Europe but in Night session in Asia, Qinwen Zhengthe local star, will find Jaqueline Cristianless than three months after their confrontation at Palermo. The Italian Jasmine Paolini will conclude the day against Yue Yuan. A meeting that should attract people.
The Andreeva sisters shoulder to shoulder, Pegula facing her favorite victim: the other posters
At the end of September, there was little missing to see a derby between the sisters Kudermetova has Seoul. Finally, the sisters’ duel will take place among the Andreeva has Wuhan. Myrrh (17 years old, 19th in the world) and Erika (20 years old, 70th) will meet for the first time on the main circuit in a match which promises to be strange. Will the youngest respect the hierarchy by beating her big sister? Among the favorites, Jessica Pegula will struggle with Anna Potapovawhom she has already beaten four times in three years. Two weeks after their semi-final in Korea, Beatriz Haddad Maia et Veronika Kudermetova should provide a great show.
The program for this Wednesday in Wuhan
Centre Court
From 5h
[7] Barbora Krejcikova (RTC) – Hailey Baptiste (USA)
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BIE) – Katerina Siniakova (RTC)
[4] Coco Gauff (USA) – Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
[5] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) – Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
Yue Yuan (CHN) – [3] Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
Court 1
From 5h
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) – [15] Donna Vekic (CRO)
Magdalena Frech (POL) – [6] Emma Navarro (USA)
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) – Xinyu Wang (CHN)
Anna Potapova (RUS) – [2] Jessica Pegula (USA)
[16] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) – Erika Andreeva (RUS)
Court 2
From 5h
Bernard Pera (USA) – [8] Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) – [10] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)
[9] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) – Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
Court 3
From 6:30 a.m.
Magda Linette (POL) – Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) – Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
Amanda Anisimova (USA) – [13] Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
