Czech tennis player Marketa Vondrousova defeated American Sloane Stephens 7-5, 6-3 after 1h23m of play in the third round of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati. Thus, the world No. 10 awaits either Iga Swiatek or Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinals.
Marketa Vondrousova He is having the best moment of his sporting life, getting into the Top Ten, winning a Grand Slam title and raising his tennis level more and more. The season began one step away from leaving the top 100 in the world. With a lot of effort and work, the Czech became Wimbledon champion and reached the semifinals in Linz. In Cincinnati she started with two very good wins against Siniakova and Potapova. In the round of 16 she had a demanding match against Sloane Stephens. The American lifted the title in Saint-Malo and made the semis in Rabat.
Vondrousova advances in straight sets
Marketa Vondrousova and Sloane Stephens They faced each other in the third wheel of the Cincinnati WTA.
The first six games of the match were dominated by the serves of each one, which took initiative from the third ball and did not suffer critical moments. After that start, the Czech took her good return onto the field, hit with precision and broke to put me at 5-3. Immediately, the American took risks, dealt damage with her catch, and recovered to level. However, Vondrousova went bankrupt again and with much drama closed it for 7-5 in 47 minutes.
After an even start to the second set, the World No.10 unraveled the match, distributing classily from the backhand, outpacing her opponent and breaking serve to get on track. With a lot of positive mentality and trying to wait for her moment, Stephens was holding, imposing pressure and passing the nerves on the other side. However, Vondrousova served with great clarity and precision, and sentenced the 7-5, 6-3 after 1h23m.
2023-08-17 16:30:59
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