AO 2021, qualies: victory in Round 1

AO 2021, qualies: victory in Round 1

10/01/2021 – The next opponent, Tessah Andrianjafitrimo is 254th at the World Rankings.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021 (GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT, HARD COURT), WOMEN’S SINGLES, QUALIFYING, ROUND 1
Tímea Babos (Hungarian, 7)-Marina Melnikova (Russian) 6:3, 6:3

 

The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes in Dubai.

 

The first and second parts of the 35-minute opening act can be divided into two completely different scenarios. Melnikova always brought her serve until 3:2, and even had a break ball in the second game. Timi finally defended her serve and then took control from the sixth game.

 

After 3:3, the Hungarian player won her opponent’s serve to 30, then in the ninth game she got three set balls as a receiver. Eventually, the first set was finished with the last chance.

 

 

Timi also led 3-0 in the second act when a change ensued. The Hungarian player lost her serve twice, fortunately the break came immediately, twice. Then after 5:3, Timi won her serve from 15-30, making it to the second round of the qualifier in Dubai.

 

The next opponent will be Tessah Andrianjafitrimo. The French player, (born: 11 October, 1998) is ranked 254th, with a career best position of 242nd (October 14, 2019). So far, she has won 4 ITF tournaments in Singles.