Day 1 in Washington, DC with Krueger, Cocciaretto & more | WTA

She won't be afraid to take the ball off the line. Nice spread of the court. Good coverage. Magda Burnett really didn't get going. That's brilliant. The space has been there. That's outstanding. Leila Fernandez begins the defense of her title in Washington with a win. Got a little nervy at the death. But ultimately too strong. For Magda Burnett. The Canadian, a champion here 12 months ago. And she's off to the ideal start. One and four, she prevails. Had a decent run in the Italian capital. Only lost to Iga Svantek in round three. Takes it. Pretty good recovery initially from Cochireta. That's a great strike. Glorious from Elisabetta Cochireta. After that back problem, it's a back problem that she's still nursing. She just makes it look effortless when she's on song. Way beyond the baseline. And Clara Towson serves it out comfortably. Job half done for the Dane. Superb. Touch of class. And that will do it. In the end, the pressure was too much. It was an outstanding return point. Oh, glorious. What a pass. It's the Italian's day in DC. A victory full of fight and endeavor. And durability from Elisabetta Cochireta. She had to earn that. Goodness me, from a set down. To come back and win two tie breaks. To douse the fire of Clara Towson. What a match. North of three hours. But it's Cochireta who moves through to the second round. Incredible contest. Goes the way of the Italian. In three, four, six, seven, six. Seven, six. And a first win. Pretty flat strike. She has off that two-hander. Just going to ride those out. Can it all have periods of matches where she can do that to you? No chase offered. From Sofia Kenin's perspective. It's very well handled. It's a great finish. Got to be careful testing her wheels. Such a good athlete. For Navarro. It's been some heavy lifting. Back to that quickly though. Three match points. What a rather tepid way. For the match to come to its conclusion. Two wins at Wimbledon. Before losing to Marie Boskeva in the third round. Thumping finish. Keys saves break point. Stunning. That's Madison Keys. At her very best. A workout so far by Ludmilla Samsonova. Two-three down. Opening set. It's well put away. Lovely disguise on that volley. Four years ago. Great hit. Absolutely sizzling stuff. That from Madison Keys. Ruthless. It was a tight set. Up until now. Up until the last couple of games. Madison Keys put her foot on the accelerator. And powered through. To take the opening set. Six-three. That will do it. Off to a third we go. Rolling back the years in DC. What a comeback that was. The 2022 champion. Gets the better. Of one of the title favorites. Madison Keys. In supreme form. Coming into this week. Is dumped out. At the first hurdle. It's Ludmilla Samsonova. Who goes through. From a set down. A late night sizzler. In DC. Ends with a Samsonova win. Three-six. Six-four. Nice clean ball striking. From Katie Boulter. Just starting to get Boulter on the run. A little bit more. Well played. Again it was another rough ride on serve. For Kruger. Feel about this match. That's really well played. My goodness me. Katie Boulter. That is. Nicely acknowledged. Little wonder as well. That's just too good once again. A bit more fight as well. To claw her way back. Into the set point. And that will do it. Yeah well played. Just kept on targeting that forehand side. Moving through the gears so smoothly. Three match points. And that is absolutely devastating. By Aisling Kruger. Six games on the bounce. For the loss of just four points in the process. Oh lovely return. What a hit that was on the backhand. Likes that shot down the line. Having saved eight out of eight break points. In her two matches. That's better. May look like one of dominance. Hasn't really been like that so far. Trumka has started. In very determined fashion. In her second service game. Yeah just too short wasn't it. Trying to get more top spin on there. But just didn't hit it cleanly enough. Oh that's gone as well. She was already walking back to the chair. Well midway through. Yes she can. Good job. Well done. So at least she gets to have another sit down. And another service game in this match. And that will be good enough. Just over an hour and 20 minutes. For Janice Chen. To take the match. 6-4, 6-2. Against Trumka. Both players coming into this match with little form. But it's the high rank player. Who eases through in the end. 6-4, 6-2. Over. Well I'm sure a harder task is to come. No disrespect to Stramkova. But the confidence boost we were hoping to see from her. Having got those two wins in qualifying. Just didn't appear.