WUHAN, China — Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia beat former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday in the opening round of the Wuhan Open.
The 85th-ranked Lucic-Baroni saved all four break points and wrapped up the match in just under an hour against her 22nd-ranked opponent. Stosur won the U.S. Open in 2011 and also made the final of the French Open in 2010.
Also, American Varvara Lepchenko was a 6-4, 6-0 winner over Zheng Saisai of China. The 46th-ranked Lepchenko, who has yet to win a WTA title, saved four of six break points.