Kazakhstan’s Yelena Rybakina, the third Grand Slam winner last month, lost to seventh seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 in the first round of the San Jose tennis tournament.
Kasatkina, who missed Wimbledon due to the decision of the organizers to exclude the Russians and Belarusians, in the second round will meet with the American Taylor Townsend, who defeated the Australian Storm Sanders with a score of 6-1, 6-4.
Jaber competed in the tournament in San Jose, where she finished third and was exempted from participation in the first round along with the Greek Maria Sakkari, the first, the Spaniard Paula Padusa, the second, and the Belarusian Arina Sobolenko.
Jaber will start his career in the second round against American Madison Keys, runner-up in 2017 behind Flushing Meadows, who defeated China’s Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2.
Czech Karolina Pliskova also advanced to the second round, finishing eighth after defeating Britain’s Cathy Poulter 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, and met with American Amanda Anisimova, who defeated her compatriot Ashline Kruger 6-2 . , 7-6 (7-5).
Source: El Iktisad