Rain wreaks havoc in Bad Gastein

Persistent rain wreaked havoc at the Gastein Ladies tournament on Thursday with just one match completed before play was suspended for the day.

Top seed Agnes Szavay of Hungary, third-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki and Frenchwomen Pauline Parmentier, the fourth seed, all saw their second-round matches postponed without a ball being hit.

Patricia Mayr was the only player to finish her match, a 6-3 6-3 victory over Rossana De Los Rios, while seventh seed Iveta Benesova was level at one set apiece with Galina Voskoboeva in their clash, 6-4 4-6 1-1, when the wet weather set in.

That match, plus six other second-round meetings, has now been rescheduled for Friday.

WTA Austrian Open, Bad Gastien Results Day 4

Women’s Singles – Second Round
Patricia Mayr (Austria) def. Rossana de los Ríos (Paraguay) 6-3 6-3

Suspended due to rain:
7-Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) v Galina Voskoboeva (Russia) 6-4 4-6 1-1

All other matches have been cancelled due to rain