The American Jessica Pegula, second seed in the China Open WTA 1000, defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova this Sunday by 6-7(9), 6-1 and 6-2 in 2 hours and 39 minutes, securing their place in the round of 16.
The match, played on the center court of the Beijing tennis complex, started in close fashion. Kudermetova (world no. 23) He managed to take the lead by taking the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6(9).
Both traded breaks, with the Russian taking advantage to go up 5-2.
However, Pegula (n.3) recovered to force a tie breakwhere Kudermetova finally took advantage of her chances to win the heat.
In the second set, the match turned around. Pegula, showing toughness and aggressiveness, took the set 6-1.
A key moment was the treatment Kudermetova received on her kneewhich affected their pace of play and allowed Pegula to control an immediate break of serve by a resounding 40-0.
History repeated itself in the third set, with Pegula keeping up the pressure and breaking Kudermetova’s serve on three occasions.
The American closed out the match with a solid 6-2, securing his place in the next round.
Second seed Paula Badosa will compete in the round of 16 on Tuesday (n.19), who defeated Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova this Sunday in the third round of the China Open WTA 1,000 by doubles 7-5.
Source: La Verdad
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