Ajla Tomljanovic was among the many Australian winners at Indian Wells as we speak, scoring a three-set victory towards American hope Hailey Baptiste within the opening spherical.
Indian Wells, USA, 10 March 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Ajla Tomljanovic has made a successful begin to her Indian Wells marketing campaign, recording a 6-2 2-6 6-2 victory towards American wildcard Hailey Baptiste in opening-round motion as we speak.
The 28-year-old Australian made probably the most of her alternatives within the one-hour and 50-minute battle, changing six of the 9 break factors she earned.
World No.39 Tomljanovic additionally proved clutch beneath stress, saving seven of the 11 break factors she confronted.
The three-set victory propels Tomljanovic right into a second-round showdown with world No.27 Sorana Cirstea. The Australian owns a optimistic report towards the 31-year-old Romanian, having gained each of their earlier profession conferences.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has continued his spectacular resurgence within the males’s qualifying singles competitors, incomes a primary draw spot with a 7-6(5) 7-5 victory towards Canada’s Vasek Pospisil.
The 25-year-old Australian, who not too long ago returned to the world’s prime 100 for the primary time in virtually six years, struck 12 aces within the two-hour and 12-minute conflict.
Aleksandar Vukic had additionally been hoping to qualify on the ATP 1000 match. Nevertheless, the 25-year-old Australian’s quest ended with a 6-3 6-2 loss to world No.99 Jaume Munar.
Aussie Chris O’Connell additionally exited within the closing spherical, overwhelmed by Brit Liam Broady 7-6(7) 6-0, whereas top-seeded John Millman misplaced a two-hour and 56-minute battle towards two-time Australian Open quarterfinalist Tennys Sandgren.
Aussies in motion – Indian Wells
TODAY’S RESULTS
Girls’s singles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) d [WC] Hailey Baptiste (USA) 6-2 2-6 6-2
Males’s qualifying singles, closing spherical
[7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d [20] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 7-6(5) 7-5
[8] Jaume Munar (ESP) d [18] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-3 6-2
[17] Liam Broady (GBR) d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 7-6(7) 6-0
Tennys Sandgren (USA) d [1] John Millman (AUS) 6-7(3) 7-6(8) 7-6(5)
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
[29] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Bye
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [Q] Tomas Machac (CZE)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v David Goffin (BEL)
[WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Sebastian Baez (ARG)
[Q] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Sebastian Korda (USA)
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) v Zhang Shuai (CHN)
Girls’s singles, second spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [26] Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[5] John Friends (AUS)/Filip Polasek (SVK) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA)/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)
[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Marcelo Melo (BRA)
Girls’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Sam Stosur (AUS)/Zhang Shuai (CHN) v Alize Cornet (FRA)/Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
[8] Storm Sanders (AUS)/Caroline Dolehide (USA) v Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)/Maria Sakkari (GRE) v Petra Martic (CRO)/Shelby Rogers (USA)
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