Potapova and Yastremska Advance in Linz

Anastasia Potapova and Dayana Yastremska secured victories in the first round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, advancing to the next stage.

Mertens Cruises Through First Round in Singapore

Elise Mertens, the No. 2 seed from Belgium, had a dominant performance in the first round of the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday. She defeated Taylor Townsend in just 55 minutes, winning 6-1, 6-0. Mertens faced six break points but saved them all, while converting five out of eight opportunities to break Townsend's serve.

Mertens will face Germany's Tatjana Maria in the next round, who secured a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva. Meanwhile, No. 5 seed Polina Kudermetova of Russia suffered a surprise loss to Australian Kimberly Birrell, who won 6-3, 6-2 in 61 minutes.

Other notable results from Tuesday's matches include No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China defeating Canadian Rebecca Marino 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. Australian Olivia Gadecki caused an upset by beating Japanese eighth seed Moyuka Uchijima 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-2. Additional winners on Tuesday included American Hailey Baptiste, Russian Maria Timofeeva, and Switzerland's Jil Teichmann.

What a clinical set 😮‍💨

Anastasia Potapova takes the opening set 6-2 over Grabher.#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/KNdoNpMhGN

— wta (@WTA) January 28, 2025

Potapova and Yastremska Advance in Linz

Russian sixth seed Anastasia Potapova secured a convincing win in the first round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, defeating Austrian Julia Grabher 6-2, 6-2 in just 67 minutes.

Tough as nails 👊@D_Yastremska survives the test of Bronzetti to move into the next round!#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/L3eERlnEhI

— wta (@WTA) January 28, 2025

Ukrainian fifth seed Dayana Yastremska faced a tougher challenge but ultimately emerged victorious, beating Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 7-6 (6), 7-5. Yastremska showcased her resilience by saving 6 out of 8 break points and converting all 3 of her own break point opportunities.

Denmark's Clara Tauson, the eighth seed, also advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. Other winners on the day included Russia's Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova, Spaniard Sara Sorrives Tormo, and Croatians Petra Martic and Antonia Ruzic.