With a bye in the first round, Maria’s 1st match opponent will be either Barbora Strycova or Timea Babos.
“You can never underestimate an opponent, whether seeded or not. There is not an easy match and I believe many of the top 20 are here so you know there is going to be top quality tennis. You can’t look at any match and say that will be an easy match.”
Earlier in the day Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova took some time out to visit the Dolphin Research Facility in Wuhan where she was able to shake hands and help feed a dolphin. Pavlyuchenkova is big fan of the animals, having swam with them previously in Miami, and she was given a warm welcome by all the staff and guests who turned out to greet her.
RESULTS – SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
Women’s
Qualifying Singles – Second Round
Qualifying – [14] T. Babos (HUN) d [3] A. Tomljanovic (CRO) 76(1) 67(2) 62
Qualifying – [4] J. Goerges (GER) d [10] A. Konjuh (CRO) 36 64 64
Qualifying – [5] H. Watson (GBR) d [15] Y. Putintseva (KAZ) 62 64
Qualifying – [16] M. Duque-Mariño (COL) d [6] C. Mchale (USA) 16 62 62
Qualifying – [7] J. Konta (GBR) d [11] I. Falconi (USA) 62 61
Qualifying – [12] L. Davis (USA) d [8] M. Linette (POL) 64 76(4)
Qualifying – [13] D. Kovinic (MNE) d Y. Wang (CHN) 64 76(4)
Qualifying – P. Tig (ROU) d [WC] Y. Xu (CHN) 62 63
First Round
Qualifying – P. Tig (ROU) d [1] M. Barthel (GER) 64 62
ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
CENTRE COURT start 12:30 pm
V. Lepchenko (USA) vs [WC] S. Zheng (CHN)
[12] E. Svitolina (UKR) vs [WC] D. Hantuchova (SVK)
[Q] L. Davis (USA) vs V. Azarenka (BLR)
M. Niculescu (ROU) vs [WC] F. Liu (CHN)
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
S. Stosur (AUS) vs M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
[Q] J. Konta (GBR) vs [13] A. Petkovic (GER)
A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs S. Kuznetsova (RUS)
A. Cornet (FRA) vs [Q] J. Goerges (GER)
COURT 3 start 11:00 am
D. Gavrilova (RUS) vs T. Pereira (BRA)
B. Strycova (CZE) vs [Q] T. Babos (HUN)
L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs C. Vandeweghe (USA)
COURT 5 start 12:30 pm
[WC] C. Liu (CHN) / Z. Yang (CHN) vs A. Kudryavtseva (RUS) / O. Savchuk (UKR)
S. Errani (ITA) / F. Schiavone (ITA) vs [5] R. Kops-Jones (USA) / A. Spears (USA)
Singles
Main Draw
First Round
[1] S. Halep (ROU) d Bye
A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. S. Kuznetsova (RUS)
[Q] L. Davis (USA) vs. V. Azarenka (BLR)
[Q] J. Konta (GBR) vs. [13] A. Petkovic (GER)
[10] A. Radwanska (POL) vs. V. Williams (USA)
A. Cornet (FRA) vs. [Q] J. Goerges (GER)
M. Niculescu (ROU) vs. [WC] F. Liu (CHN)
[7] C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) d Bye
[3] P. Kvitova (CZE) d Bye
D. Gavrilova (RUS) vs. T. Pereira (BRA)
Z. Diyas (KAZ) vs. I. Begu (ROU)
[Q] D. Kovinic (MNE) vs. [15] R. Vinci (ITA)
[12] E. Svitolina (UKR) vs. [WC] D. Hantuchova (SVK)
V. Lepchenko (USA) vs. [WC] S. Zheng (CHN)
S. Stosur (AUS) vs. M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
[8] K. Pliskova (CZE) d Bye
[5] G. Muguruza (ESP) d Bye
A. Riske (USA) vs. S. Stephens (USA)
M. Brengle (USA) vs. D. Cibulkova (SVK)
A. Dulgheru (ROU) vs. [9] A. Ivanovic (SRB)
[14] M. Keys (USA) vs. M. Rybarikova (SVK)
[Q] P. Tig (ROU) vs. K. Mladenovic (FRA)
[Q] M. Duque-Mariño (COL) vs. A. Schmiedlova (SVK)
[4] C. Wozniacki (DEN) d Bye
[6] A. Kerber (GER) d Bye
J. Jankovic (SRB) vs. [Q] H. Watson (GBR)
T. Pironkova (BUL) vs. C. Giorgi (ITA)
E. Bouchard (CAN) vs. [11] B. Bencic (SUI)
[16] S. Errani (ITA) vs. C. Garcia (FRA)
L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs. C. Vandeweghe (USA)
B. Strycova (CZE) vs. [Q] T. Babos (HUN)
[2] [WC] M. Sharapova (RUS) d Bye
About the 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open:
Optics Valley International Tennis Centre, Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5 event
Qualifying Sept. 25 & 26 – Main Draw Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2015
Prize Money: US$ 2,513,000
56 Singles Main Draw, 32 Qualifying Draw, 28 Doubles Draw
Cerebral Collages for the iconoclastic 