Also in action, Jannik Sinner avenged his defeat to Ben Shelton at last year’s Shanghai Masters, and Carlos Alcaraz made it 12 consecutive wins with a testing victory over French veteran Gael Monfils.
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka will take on Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in the Wuhan Open 2024 second round, BelTA has learned. Aryna Sabalenka won the event in 2018 and 2019.
KaterinaSiniakova ... was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Czech Siniakova. The 19-year-old Gauff was making her first appearance since an Australian Open semi-final loss to ArynaSabalenka last month.