- Susan Bandecchi (WTA 229) manages the coup at the WTA 250 tournament in Lausanne and clearly beats Océane Dodin (WTA 78) 6: 2, 6: 1.
- For the 24-year-old from Ticino it is the first individual victory at WTA level.
- Ylena In-Albon (WTA 121), who was defeated by German Jule Niemeier (WTA 109) 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 3), 3: 6, was eliminated.
Susan Bandecchi achieved a great victory at the WTA tournament in Lausanne – the first at the highest level. At the start of the clay court tournament on Lake Geneva, the woman from Ticino prevailed in two sets against Océane Dodin, who was 151 places higher in the WTA ranking. The wild card holder, who won the doubles title together with Simona Waltert in Lausanne last year, only gave the French three games in 1:07 hours.
Bandecchi was never in serious danger of losing control of the game on the way to her maiden victory. She never gave up her own service. On the other hand, Dodin didn’t have her best day, which was also reflected in her 12 double faults.
Legend:
Is in the round of 16 after her debut victory
Susan Bandecchi.
Keystone/Laurent Gillieron
Will there be a duel with Bencic?
This could lead to a Swiss duel in the round of 16. For this, Belinda Bencic has to win her opening game. The Eastern Swiss seeded at number 2 will also meet a Frenchwoman in Diane Parry (WTA 77) on Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m. (live on SRF Zwei).
In-Albon not rewarded for catching up
Ylena In-Albon was eliminated in the first round of the WTA tournament in Lausanne. In the 3-set defeat against Jule Niemeier, the Valaisian proved her fighting qualities. After falling 4-0 down in the second set, the 23-year-old won 5 games in a row and forced her German opponent into a deciding set.
There In-Albon fell behind again 1:4. This time, Niemeier, who had surprisingly advanced to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, no longer gave up the lead. After 2:43 hours, she used her first match point to advance to the round of 16.
