J&T Banka Ostrava Open

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina defeats Madison Keys in Ostrava

Petra Kvitova advanced, while Victoria Azarenka was eliminated.

By Associated PressPublished October 03, 2022

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 21: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan plays a backhand in the Singles first round match against Ludmilla Samsonova of Russia during day three of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Coliseum on September 21, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina came from a set down to defeat Madison Keys 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Agel Open on Monday.

Rybakina had lost to Keys this year at the French Open and Cincinnati.

In other first-round matches in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia defeated Zhang Shuai of China 6-3, 6-3, and local hope Petra Kvitova overcame American Bernanda Pera 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Fresh from her second title of the year in Seoul last month, Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia knocked out former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.