Sixth favorite in the Australian Open ladies’s brace, the Greek Maria Sakkari had a great begin in the competitors. This Monday, she faced the Chinese Yue Yuan, needing 1h36 to get the victory, shutting the game in straight collections as well as with the final score of 6/1 as well as 6/4.
In the 2nd round, Sakkari will certainly gauge pressures with the Russian Diana Shnaider, that originated from the quali as well as kept the momentum in the main draw, getting rid of the Czech Kristina Kucova with partials of 7/6 (8-6) and also 7/5. Existing 106th in the world, it will certainly be the very first time that the 18-year-old Russian will encounter the Greek on the circuit.
In a battle of tennis players originating from the qualifiers, the Spanish Cristina Bucsa overcame the German Eva Lys, that even took the lead, yet then gave up the turn and also took a ‘tire’, falling with partials of 2/6, 6/0 and 6/2. Bucsa will certainly have a very tough match ahead of her in the 2nd round, challenging the Canadian Bianca Andreescu.
US Open champion in 2019, the Canadian has been combating to recoup her finest tennis and also this Monday she showed strength in Melbourne. She had a challenging debut, against the Czech Marie Bouzkova, seed 25, and however, she passed without significant scares, racking up a last rating of 6/2 and also 6/4.
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A tight encounter goes Danielle Collins' way over Kalinskaya, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/3L8PmhSAeD
— wta (@WTA) January 16, 2023
Present runner-up suffers to advance
The very first game of the North American Danielle Collins on the courts of Melbourne Park in 2023 was difficult, however however, she insisted her standing as the 13th fave in the competitors of toppling the Russian Anna Kalinskaya by 2 sets to 1, with a final score of 7/5, 5/7 and also 6/4, after 2h55 of fight.
Closing it out in 𝓈𝓉𝓎𝓁𝑒 🔥@mariasakkari | #AusOpenpic.twitter.com/0wjwMqecCZ
— wta (@WTA) January 16, 2023
In the second round, in 2014’s runner-up will certainly face whoever passes the match in between Czech Karolina Muchova and Ukrainian quali Lesia Tsurenko. Collins has a challenging brace in this Australian Open, he can go across with the Kazakh Elena Rybakina, existing champ of Wimbledon, in the 3rd round and also with the Polish Iga Swiatek in the round of 16.
