First-round action continued at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday and the match of the day was Bethanie Mattek Sands‘ triumph over Venus Williams, as the 35-year-old who has recovered from a knee injury recorded her first singles victory since last year’s French Open and her first singles win on hardcourts since the 2017 Miami Open.
Croatia’s fifth seed Donna Vekic opened Tuesday’s schedule with a tough three-setter against Misaki Doi 6-4 3-6 6-4. The 23-year-old Vekic later visited the Facebook headquarters and our photographer Jimmie48 accompanied her there.