Belgian tennis player Kirsten Flipkens injured her ankle when she landed on an advertising board during a match against Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open on Friday and had to retire.
Sofia Kenin opened her season Thursday by beating Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open.
The 2021 tennis action may have got under way thousands of miles away—in Delray Beach and Antalya—but many eyes are already firmly focused on Melbourne, where the herculean efforts of Tennis Australia and the Victoria authorities will support a full month of outstanding competition.
Christian Harrison’s three-set win over 18-year-old upstart Zane Khan in the second round of qualifying at the Delray Beach Open was like a microcosm of his tennis career.