There have been a number of big upsets already at the New Haven Open. The top 2 seeds had 1st round byes.
(Ranking/Seed)
5/1 Errani lost surprisingly to (26/-) Makarova 75 61. Makarova's big shots were all going in, including 8 aces. Even though she looked pained at times in the heat, Makarova continued to hit through her opponent, winning 7 straight games. Errani had won their last 2 meetings and recovered from 0-3 to 3-3, but only had 5 winners in the 1st set to her opponents 22.
10/2 Kerber continued her slump with a 62 64 loss to in form (24/-) Vesnina. The 2nd set featured several breaks of serve, but Vesnina maintained her consistency under pressure; despite the German's typically strong defence. Kerber has now lost prior to the quarters in 6 of her last 7 events as her top 10 ranking looks in jeopardy.
9/3 Kvitova started her title defence shakily with a 46 63 63 win over Beck, having trailed a break in the 2nd set.
8/4 Wozniacki is back in form and loves New Haven, so it's not surprising she claimed her 21st win in 22 matches here, though it wasn't as she would've liked. The former 4 time champion struggled to find a rhythm early as Peng took the 1st set 62, but was forced to retire down 1-3 in the 2nd set with sickness.
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