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2019 US Open Qualifying: Begu beats the heat, top seed Rybakina advances on Day 1

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Varvara Gracheva – who pushed Hsieh Su-Wei to a third-set tie-break at the Citi Open – was at a loss for words; even a 6-0, 6-1 win over Martina Trevisan proved physically taxing in these conditions.

“I don’t even know; I’m just so happy that I did a good job. I’ve been preparing all last week for this. The conditions have been quite tough for me so far, but I hope to do better, day by day.”

Countrywoman Ludmilla Samsonova agreed; things nearly got complicated in her match against Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica, but the Russian ultimately closed it out in a marathon final game.

“It was so hot! It was difficult because of this, but I love these courts, and everything about this tournament.”

Rodionova, who plays Rybakina on Wednesday, was less impressed by the conditions, and shook off the sweltering heat to dismiss Hungary’s Fanny Stollar in straight sets.

“It’s pretty hot, but so were the last few tournaments. I’m kind of used to it, now. It suits me because I feel pretty fit at the moment, so it’s like I can spend hours in this heat. It’s always a good feeling knowing that you’ve done your work and you have your fitness behind you. I’m pretty happy with myself at the moment.”

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