Vandeweghe broke back to trail only 3-1 in the second set, then had three break points in what proved to be the final game before Riske closed out the win. Try refreshing your browser, or WTA roundup: Alison Riske wins San Jose opener Back to videoOther opening-day winners were sixth-seeded Petra Martic and Ana Konjuh of Croatia, Magda Linette of Poland, Shuai Zhang of China and Caroline Garcia of France. Winners OpenUkraine’s Lesia Tsurenko upset one of the home-country favorites, beating fifth-seeded Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Tsurenko had lost all five of her previous main-draw WTA Tour matches this year. Sixth-seeded Slovenian Kaja Juvan routed Russia’s Marina Melnikova 6-1, 6-1, and Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena cruised past Romania’s Evelyne Tiron 6-0, 6-0.

Source: National Post August 03, 2021 05:15 UTC