Anna-Lena Friedsam has reached the third round at the Australian Open as the first German tennis player. The 21-year-old won in Melbourne against Chinese Wang Qiang 6: 3, 6:. 4 For the first time German champion has survived the second round in a Grand Slam tournament. Friedsam transformed 68 minutes into their first match point. They will now face the Italian Roberta Vinci.
“This is a step in the right direction, but there is still a lot to improve,” said Friedsam after the game. Against Wang Qiang, who had surprisingly Sloane Stephens defeated in the first round of the US, they showed from the outset a concentrated power. “I was very dominant, which I liked very well,” she said.
In the first sentence Friedsam scored the decisive break to 3: 1. In the second half they took the Chinese twice from the service game. While they conceded after a break, but the deserved success came no longer in danger.
Without effort and defending champion Serena Williams moved into the third round. The world number one won against Hsieh Su-wei in Taiwan clear 6: 1, 6: second “I was very focused from the start,” said the American. Without problem also came Maria Sharapova. The Russian won against Aliaxandra Sasnowitsch from Belarus 6: 2, 6: 1.
The second German is in Melbourne on Wednesday even Daniel Brands in use. The 28-year-old meets the set to number 26 Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Brands had survived as the only German in the men’s competition the first round.
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