The Brazilian engagement in the Australian Open began with a quiet success by Laura Pigossi in the qualifier. Number 2 in the nation and 118th in the world, the 28-year-old from São Paulo got over Belgian Magali Kempen, 223rd in the position, by a dual 6/2 in 1h35 of separation. She now needs 2 more wins to go into the main attract Melbourne.
The launching win gains Pigossi 20 points in the WTA, that can rack up one more 10 if he wins again. 14th in the quali, she can encounter Japan’s Misaki Doi or 17-year-old Filipina Alexandra Eala. Already in the last phase, the most estimated opponent would certainly be the Swiss Ylena In-Albon, head 19 and also 124th worldwide.
Pigossi has a participation in a Grand Slam primary draw. This happened in 2014 on the lawn at Wimbledon. Currently at the Australian Open, she tried to qualify at the beginning of last season, yet was overcome in the debut round.
The beginning of the match was ravaging for Pigossi, that quickly validated his first 2 solution video games as well as even handled 2 breaks, to establish a 4/0 lead on the scoreboard. Kempen even returned one of the breaks, yet the Brazilian soon recouped the easy benefit.
The manuscript for the second collection was similar, in which Pigossi started with 3/0 as well as also led by 5/1, each time when he had actually not faced any break-points in the partial. Offering for the game, she had 2 match-points, but really did not capitalize and had her service damaged. However the victory would be confirmed in the following game. In all, there were six breaks in support of the Brazilian in the match.
Three more Brazilians in the quali
Brazil has 3 more tennis players in the Melbourne quali, the 3 of them trying to find an unmatched engagement in a Grand Slam. At occur to Monday, Felipe Meligeni deals with the Austrian Sebastian Ofner. On Tuesday, Carol Meligeni faces the Serbian Olga Danilovic, while Matheus Pucinelli tests the experienced 33-year-old Frenchman Benoit Paire.
