{"id":71420,"date":"2025-10-16T02:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/former-grand-slam-champion-crashes-out-in-first-round-in-china-after-winning-just-one-game\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:14:25","slug":"former-grand-slam-champion-crashes-out-in-first-round-in-china-after-winning-just-one-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/former-grand-slam-champion-crashes-out-in-first-round-in-china-after-winning-just-one-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Grand Slam champion crashes out in first round in China after winning just one game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The next tournament on the WTA calendar has already started following Coco Gauff\u2019s Wuhan Open title victory on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ningbo Open, held in China, is a WTA<\/a> tournament that became a 500-level event for the first time in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Daria Kasatkina is the defending champion: she defeated Russian star Mirra Andreeva<\/a> in last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

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Multiple Grand Slam champions are playing at the event in 2025, including Elena Rybakina<\/a>, Marketa Vondrousova and Emma Raducanu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is another Grand Slam champion, who won the biggest prize of her career over five years ago, who has already exited the competition.<\/p>\n

Sofia Kenin is demolished by McCartney Kessler in the Ningbo Open first round<\/h2>\n

Sofia Kenin has exited the Ningbo Open at the first hurdle after being comprehensively beaten by compatriot McCartney Kessler.<\/p>\n

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Kenin, who won the 2020 Australian Open Women\u2019s Singles title<\/a>, was never a competitive force in the contest against her lower-ranked opponent, losing 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, this was Kessler\u2019s quickest match of 2025.<\/p>\n

Despite the crushing result, Kenin will not lose any WTA points as she lost at the same stage in 2024.<\/p>\n

Last year, Kenin was defeated in the round of 32 by Japanese star Aoi Ito, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.<\/p>\n

As for Kessler, she will face Hanyu Guo or eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

Kenin\u2019s performance versus Kessler<\/h2>\n

It was a day to forget for Sofia Kenin, who simply could not find any rhythm in her match against Kessler.<\/p>\n

As per Sofascore, the American made a respectable 79 per cent of her first serves. However, she only won 31 per cent of those points.<\/p>\n

Kenin also won just 43 per cent of her second serve points and failed to save any of Kessler\u2019s five break-point opportunities.<\/p>\n

Comparatively, Kessler saved all three of Kenin\u2019s break-point opportunities and won 81 per cent of her first serve points.<\/p>\n

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Remarkably, Kenin won only 11 points on her serve all match, 21 points less than Kessler.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n