Schuurs and Perez lose WTA Finals doubles opener
Demi Schuurs and Ellen Perez lost their opening doubles match at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, falling in straight sets to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Cristina Bucsa.
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Demi Schuurs and her Australian partner Ellen Perez lost their opening doubles match at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, going down 6-0, 6-4 to Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Cristina Bucsa.
Schuurs and Perez are seeded sixth at the season-ending tournament, which brings together the top eight singles players and doubles pairs. Schuurs has reached the doubles semi-finals at the Finals three times before.
In the singles, Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, while Linda Noskova defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4. Kostyuk entered the draw as a late replacement for world number one Elena Rybakina, who withdrew shortly before the tournament.
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