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Patna : Top seed Karolina Pliskova, 28, Czech Republic, 4th seed Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6th Petra Kvitova, 30, Czech Republic, 17th seed Angelique Kerber, Germany, have entered the women’s singles 2nd round at New York City, New York, USA.
Pliskova brushed aside Anhelina Kalilina, 23, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-0 in first round on August 31, 2020, firing 7 Aces in the match. She won 6 break points in the match to 2 by Kalinina.
Two-time former Grand Slam champion Osaka beat Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in first round on September 1, 2020. The former US and Australian Open champion won 5 break points in the match to 2 by Doi. She fired 6 Aces to 1 by Doi.
Tenth seed Garbine Muguruza, 26, Spain, beat Nao Hibino, 25, Japan, in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in first round on September 1, 2020. Muguruza, the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon champion, won 3 break points in the match to 1 by Hibino. The Japanese fitred 2 Aces to 1 by the Spaniard.
Kerber, the 17th seed, beat Ajla Tamljanovic, 27, Australia, 6-4, 6-4 in first round on August 31, 2020. Kerber, 32, the winner of three Grand Slam titles, won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Tomljanovic.
Two-time former Wimbledon Champion Kvitova, the 6th seed, beat Irina-Camelia Begu, 30, Romania, 6-3, 6-2 in first round on August 31, 2020. Kvitova won 4 break points to 1 by the Romanian. Kvitova also served 2 Aces in the match.