WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM:
SOUTH AFRICA’S Amanda Coetzer beat Linda Wild 6-1 6-2 in the first round of the $450 000 US women’s hard court championships at the International Tennis Centre at Stone Montain, Atlanta, USA on Monday. World number five Coetzer said this event will be a good test in preparation for this month’s US Open.
“The conditions here will be more similar to the US Open than those in Toronto last week,” she said. “I’m happy playing my first match the way I played, and it’s nice to get used to the conditions and the court here.”
Coetzer, who began the year ranked 11, is now the world fifth seed.