AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP)—Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer has made a winning return to the WTA Tour after her ban for breaching anti-doping regulations was lifted, beating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-4 in the ASB Classic.
Wickmayer, ranked 16th, and compatriot Xavier Malisse were banned for one year in November for failing on three occasions to report their whereabouts to drug testers under World Anti-Doping Agency regulations. A Belgian civil court lifted the bans on Dec. 16, pending appeals against their suspensions.
Wickmayer, who won her first-round match Monday, entered the Auckland tournament on a wild card and is the No. 3 seed.