Tomas Berdych and Caroline Wozniacki both lost their way in Beijing’s choking smog as they exited the haze-hit ATP & WTA China Open with defeats on Wednesday. Berdych was sent packing just 24 hours after arriving from his victory in the rain-delayed Shenzhen Open final.
The Czech world No. 5 never hit his stride against Uruguay’s 37th-ranked Pablo Cuevas as he was dumped out 6-4, 6-4 to become the rollercoaster tournament’s latest upset.
Later, Wozniacki was brutally disposed of by a grimly determined Angelique Kerber 6-2, 6-3.
The results:
At Beijing: ATP & WTA China Open: Men: Second round: Lu Yen-Hsun bt Viktor Troicki 6-4, 7-5; Jack Sock bt Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-3, 6-1; David Ferrer bt Lukas Rosol 7-6(5), 6-2; Rafael Nadal bt Vasek Pospisil 7-6(3), 6-4. First round: Ivo Karlovic bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5, 7-6(1); Pablo Cuevas bt Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-4.
Women: Third round: Sara Errani bt Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Agnieszka Radwanska bt Madison Keys 6-3 (retired); Angelique Kerber bt Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-3; Timea Bacsinszky bt Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Second round: Garbine Muguruza bt Irina Falconi 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles: Second round: Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis bt Sara Errani & Flavia Pennetta 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.
At Tokyo: ATP Japan Open: Second round: Stan Wawrinka bt Tatsuma Ito 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Kei Nishikori bt Sam Querrey 7-6(3), 6-3; Gilles Simon bt Jiri Vesely 6-4, 6-2; Gilles Muller bt Jeremy Chardy 7-6(3), 7-6(5). First round: Joao Sousa bt Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Marin Cilic bt Donald Young 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.
