Julia Grabher is in the round of 16 at the $ 271,363 WTA 250 hard court tournament in Cleveland without losing a set. The Vorarlberg native won her opening match against the Chinese qualifier Wang Xiyu 6: 3 6: 4 at the US Open dress rehearsal in the US state of Ohio on Monday.
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Austria’s number one converted a 1:3 deficit into a 6:3 set win in the first set. In the second round was the world number 54. quickly with 4:0, so you get nine games in a row. After the 5:1, the 22-year-old Wang fended off four match balls at 3:5 from her point of view and came back to 4:5. But Grabher then served after 90 minutes.
The next opponent of the 27-year-old is again a Chinese. In the fight for promotion to the quarter-finals, Grabher meets Zhu Lin, who clearly defeated the number eight seeded Russian Anna Blinkowa 6:0 6:3 in the first round. The 29-year-old Zhu is currently 48th in the world rankings, six places ahead of Grabher.
“There is clearly still room for improvement”
In a Facebook post, the Dornbirner was “very satisfied for the moment. The beginning was a bit bumpy, I made it unnecessarily exciting at the end, and in between I put what I had planned on the pitch. There’s definitely still room for improvement, but the bottom line is that I’m in the second round and I’m getting more match practice with a view to the US Open.”
I win my first round match in Cleveland against Xiyu Wang ???????? with 6:3 and 6:4, so I continue to gain self-confidence and am very satisfied for the moment. The beginning was a bit bumpy, I made it unnecessarily exciting at the back, and in between I put what I had planned on the pitch. ???? There’s clearly still room for improvement, but the bottom line is that I’m in the second round and I’m getting more match practice with regard to the US Open ????????. In the round of 16, Lin Zhu is again a Chinese; she only beat Anna Blinkova three games yesterday, which shows how strong she is at the moment. I know what’s coming, I believe in my possibilities and I’m looking forward to the challenge! #WTA250 #BidiBadu #BabolatFamily #tennisintheland
Posted by Julia Grabher on Monday, August 21, 2023
Grabher has respect for Zhu. “She only left Anna Blinkowa three games, which shows how strong she is at the moment. I know what’s coming, I believe in my possibilities and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland
(US, $271,363, hard)
First round: Caroline Garcia (FRA/1) Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) -:- -:- Peyton Stearns (USA) Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6:1 4:5 ret.
Julia Grabher (AUT) Wang Xiyu (CHN) 6:3 6:4 Zhu Lin (CHN) Anna Blinkowa (RUS/8) 6:0 6:3 Jekaterina Alexandrowa (RUS/4) Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 6:1 6:4. 4 Alexandra Sasnowitsch (BLR) Emma Navarro (USA) 3:6 6:4 7:5 Wang Xinyu (CHN) Clara Burel (FRA) 7:6 (7/5) 4:6 7:5 Jasmine Paolini (ITA/11). ) Magdalena Frech (POL) -:- -:- Sloane Stephens (USA/9) Lauren Davis (USA) -:- -:- Mirra Andrejewa (RUS) Tamara Korpatsch (GER) -:- -:- Katerina Siniakova (CZE). ) Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) -:- -:- Veronica Kudermentowa (RUS/3) Nadia Podoroska (ARG) -:- -:- Anhelina Kalinina (UKR/5) Ana Bogdan (ROU) -:- -:- Tatjana Maria (GER) Varvara Gracheva (FRA) -:- -:- Leylah Fernandez (CAN) Linda Noskova (CZE) 6:0 6:2 Clara Tauson (DEN) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE/2) 6:4 6:1
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