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The 2010 US Open women’s main draw singles matches began on Monday 30 August at 11am local time in New York and will be completed over two days. We will keep you updated throughout the US Open and right here on this post at OCA we will by add the 1st round results and scores once the matches are completed. After which we will update the draw for the 2nd round.
There are 64 1st round matches with half of them being played on Monday and the second half i.e. a further 32 matches, scheduled for Tuesday to complete the 1st round.
Pictured above is 24 year old Katernya Bondarenko from the Ukraine preparing to play a forehand drive. The 1.75m Bondarenko made the quarter finals of the 2009 US Open in her best career result in a Grand Slam singles tournament before losing to Yanina Wickmayer.
This year the younger sister of No.29 seed Alona Bondarenko is up against another 2009 US Open quarter finalist, No.8 seed Li Na in the 1st round in a tough match up for both players. Katernya achieved a career high ranking of No.29 one month after the 2009 US Open and needs a big showing again this year to hold her spot in the Top 60.
Thus far the completed 1st round matches at the 2010 US Open are:
- (6) Francesca Schiavone def. Ayumi Morita 6-1 6-0
- (Q) Maria Elena Camerin def. (WC) Sophie Ferguson 6-4 6-0
- Melanie Oudin def. (Q) Olga Savchuk 6-3 6-0
- (29) Alona Bondarenko def. Vera Dushevina 6-0, 5-7, 6-4
- (20) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Kristina Barrois 6-4 6-1
- (Q) Sania Mirza def. (Q) Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-3 6-2
- Gisela Dulko def. Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1
- (10) Victoria Azarenka def. (Q) Monica Niculescu 6-0, 5-7, 6-1
- (16) Shahar Peer def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic 6-4 7-5
- Pauline Parmentier def. Alberta Brianti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Agnes Szavay def. Sandra Zahlavova 6-0 6-2
- (19) Flavia Pennetta def. (Q) Irina Falconi 6-2 6-1
- (32) Tsvetana Pironkova def. Renata Voracova 6-3 6-4
- (Q) Mandy Minella def. Polona Hercog 6-4 7-5
- (Q) Rebecca Marino def. Ksenia Pervak 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
- (3) Venus Williams def. Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-1
- (5) Samantha Stosur def. Elena Vesnina 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
- Anastasia Rodionova def. Bojana Jovanovski 7-5 6-4
- Sara Errani def. Tathiana Garbin 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
- (28) Alisa Kleybanova def. Johanna Larsson 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
- (24) Daniela Hantuchova def. Dinara Safina 6-3 6-4
- Vania King def. (WC) Christina McHale 6-3, 0-6, 6-1
- Sybille Bammer def. (Q) Zuzana Ondraskova 7-5 6-0
- (12) Elena Dementieva def. Olga Govortsova 6-1 6-2
- (13) Marion Bartoli def. Edina Gallovits 6-3 6-2
- (WC) Virgine Razzano def. Klara Zakopalova 6-3 6-2
- Ana Ivanovic def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-2
- (21) Zheng Jie def. Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (7-1)
- (27) Petra Kvitova def. Lucie Hradecka 6-4 7-5
- Elena Baltacha def. Petra Martic 6-2 6-2
- (Q) Sally Peers def. Aleksandra Wozniak 6-0 6-1
- (2) Kim Clijsters defeated Greta Arn 6-0 7-5
The US Open schedule of play for Tuesday 31 August is:
- (1) Caroline Wozniacki versus (WC) Chelsea Gullickson
- Chang Kai-Chen v. Carla Suarez Navarro
- Anne Keothavong v. Chan Yung-Jan
- (Q) Tamira Paszek v. (26) Lucie Safarova
- (18) Aravane Rezai v. Magdalena Rybarikova
- (WC) Beatrice Capra v. Karolina Sprem
- (Q) Nuria Llagostera Vives v. Iveta Benesova
- Jarmila Groth v. (14) Maria Sharapova
- (11) Svetlana Kuznetsova v. Kimiko Date Krumm
- Regina Kulikova v. Anastasija Sevastova
- Yvonne Meusburger v. Jill Craybas
- Barbora Zahlavova Strycova v. (23) Maria Kirilenko
- (30) Yaroslava Shvedova v. (Q) Lourdes Dominguez Lino
- Anna Chakvetadze v. Urszula Radwanska
- Dominika Cibulkova v. Stefanie Voegele
- Katernya Bondarenko v. (8) Li Na
- (4) Jelena Jankovic v. Simona Halep
- Alicia Molik v. (Q) Mirjana Lucic
- Chanelle Scheepers v. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova
- Alize Cornet v. (31) Kaia Kanepi
- (22) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez v. (WC) Jamie Hampton
- Kirsten Flipkens v. Patty Schnyder
- Romina Oprandi v. Julia Goerges
- Alla Kudryavtseva v. (15) Yanina Wickmayer
- (9) Agnieszka Radwanska v. Aranxta Parra Santonja
- Peng Shuai v. (WC) Shelby Rogers
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands v. Anabel Medina Garrigues
- Andrea Petkovic v. (17) Nadia Petrova
- (25) Alexandra Dulgheru v. Julie Coin
- Sofia Arvidsson v. Sorana Cirstea
- (WC) Coco Vandeweghe v. Sabine Lisicki
- (Q) Zuzana Kucova v. (7) Vera Zvonareva
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