Tennis-Qualifiers Pavlyuchenkova, Kalinskaya pull off upsets in Adelaide

Tennis - WTA 500 - Pan Pacific Open - Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan - September 30, 2023 Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in action during her women's singles semi final match against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/ File photo

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Qualifiers Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Anna Kalinskaya pulled off upset wins against seeded opponents in the first round of the Adelaide International on Monday.

In the opening centre court match of the warm-up event for the Australian Open, which runs from Jan. 14-28, 2021 French Open finalist Pavlyuchenkova ousted fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 6-4.