Overview
- At Stuttgart on Tuesday, Karolina Muchova beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-4 and Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Gabriela Knutson 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Round of 16.
- Stuttgart’s other results included Elise Mertens over Ella Seidel, Leylah Fernandez over Alexandra Eala, Eva Lys over Paula Badosa, and Diana Shnaider over Tamara Korpatsch to set up a match with top seed Elena Rybakina.
- In Rouen, top seed Marta Kostyuk beat Diane Parry 6-1, 6-4 while fellow seeds Jaqueline Cristian, Hailey Baptiste, and Elisabetta Cocciaretto advanced in three sets.
- Rouen’s first round also produced wins for Dominika Salkova over Anna Blinkova, Iryna Shymanovich over Linda Fruhvirtova, Caty McNally over Katie Volynets, and Xinyu Wang over Chloe Paquet.
- Round-of-16 previews now center on Kostyuk facing McNally in Rouen and on top seeds beginning their campaigns in Stuttgart as analysts weigh form, rest, and recent workloads from events like Linz.