Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-4, 6-2 within the first spherical of the Veneto Open on Monday.
Kenin raced to a 5-0 benefit within the first set then misplaced 4 straight video games earlier than closing it out and operating away with the second.
Ranked No. 127 after an injury-plagued 2022, Kenin was enjoying her second match on grass this season after shedding to Sonay Kartal in qualifying in Nottingham 9 days earlier.
Kenin received the Australian Open in 2020 and reached the French Open closing that 12 months.
Additionally, fourth-seeded Olga Danilovic eradicated Alessandra Teodosescu 6-2, 7-5; and sixth-seeded Yuan Yue defeated Han Na-lae 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Different winners included Italian wild card Lisa Pigato and Jang Su-jeong.
It’s the second 12 months of the Veneto Open, the primary WTA event performed on pure grass in Italy. The courts are made on former soccer fields.