The young Russian tennis player Maria Timofeeva19 years old and number 246 in the world, achieved this Sunday in Budapest her first title in her first participation in a main draw of the WTA professional circuit by defeating the Ukrainian in three sets Kateryna Baindl by 6-3, 3-6 and 6-0.
The Muscovite added a new surprise to his short career as he has never played a circuit event or made it past the previous stage. Not even in the tournament played in the Hungarian capital, where he was again caught at the last minute and participated as a ‘lucky loser’.
Timofeeva played and lost on July 10 in the 1st round of the Contrexeville tournament, a WTA 125 equivalent of the ATP challenger circuit.
She began to dominate the match in a first set where she was more regular than her opponent, who is ranked one hundred in the WTA ranking and playing in her first final. With service breaks in the seventh and ninth games, the Russian led 6-3 in 45 minutes.
The Ukrainian turned the coin in the second set, where she improved her serve and achieved two breaks that leveled the match and left everything to be decided in the third set.
But that’s up to par. Timofeeva put her tennis up another gear against a rival who had to play two matches the previous day and managed to seal her first win with a clean set thus premiering her record
Source: La Verdad
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