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AUCKLAND: Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, fell to a 6-3, 7-6(5) defeat at the hands of unseeded Spaniard Rebeka Masarova in a match that resumed on Wednesday after being suspended due to rain the previous day.
Fellow major champion Sofia Kenin battled past Wang Xinyu 7-6(6), 6-3 to set up a meeting with top seed Coco Gauff as rain continued to affect the WTA 250 tournament, forcing matches to be played indoors. Agencies
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