Charleston Open: Top-seed Jessica Pegula, past champ Madison Keys advance
The HinduTop-seeded Jessica Pegula and past champion Madison Keys easily won second-round matches at the Charleston Open. Keys, an American who took this title in 2019, worked a couple of minutes more to oust countrywoman Hailey Baptiste 6-1 6-2 in the season’s opening clay-court tournament. “So it was a great time, and I loved everyone here.” Pegula used a strong service game and steady groundstrokes to win the first four games of the match. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia topped Madison Brengle of the United States, 6-2 6-1; seventh-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia defeated countrywoman Yulia Putintseva, 6-1 6-3; 12th-seeded Paula Badosa of Spain beat Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, 7-5 7-6 ; and 15th-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania defeated American Sofia Kenin, 6-1 6-4.