Jacob Fearnley bowed out with an injury after trailing 5-1 in the opening set, handing Arthur Fery a second‑round berth at the Vienna Open—was his tournament over before it began?
Fery broke Fearnley in his second service game, then surged ahead, clinching the next two games to seal a dominant first‑set lead.
Suddenly, Fearnley shook the umpire’s hand and withdrew, citing an unspecified issue, granting Fery a smooth passage forward.
Fery now meets the victor of No. 6 seed Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti – a matchup I find intriguing given his straight‑sets loss to Musetti at the US Open.
Dart Extends Winning Run in Guangzhou Open
Harriet Dart kept her momentum alive in Guangzhou, edging Russian qualifier Tatiana Prozorova 6‑4, 2‑6, 6‑2 to book a second‑round spot.
Having fought through two qualifiers herself, Dart will next clash with Uzbekistan’s Polina Kudermetova or Indonesia’s Janice Tjen in the round of 16.
Both contested their serves, yet the British No. 5 broke three times in the decider, surged to a 5‑2 advantage and closed out the match in two hours fifteen minutes.
Teenager Mika Stojsavljevic stumbled in Tokyo’s Toray Pan Pacific Open, falling 6‑1, 6‑2 to world No. 19 Alexandra Eala in just 75 minutes.
The 17‑year‑old, who captured the girls’ US Open title earlier this year, was broken twice per set after receiving a wildcard into the WTA 500 event.