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 | | Vinus Williams got out of the way, Vojnetsky without any problems4.07.2018 |
Five-time champion and last year`s finisher Vinus Williams (USA) lost set, but qualified for Wimbledon`s second round. The 9th-placed American win over Sweden`s Johanna Larsson with 6:7 (3), 6:2, 6:1 after just over two hours of play.
38-year-old Williams missed a 4:2 lead in the first set and in the subsequent tiebreak Larsson triumphed after a series of six consecutive races. The Swedes led 2:1 in the second, but with a series of 10 consecutive games American made a reversal, and Larson had to leave Wimbledon in the first round for eighth consecutive season. Williams` next rival will be Romanian Alexandra Dulguerra, who eliminates Christina Pliskova (Czech Republic) with 6:4, 1:6, 6:2.
Another former world number 1 and two-time semi-finalist in London Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) also started with 7:6 (4), 6:3 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia). Azarenka twice lost a break in advance in the first set, but in tiebreak lead with 3:0 points and did not allow the turn. She continued her good series with three consecutive games at the start of the second set, then retained her lead to the end. In the second round, the Belarusian will face the seventh placed Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic), who earlier this morning imposed on the host card holder Harriet Darth, who was 7:6 (2), 2:6, 6:1.
Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) achieved a slight success over Varvara Lepchenko (USA) with 6:0, 6:3 after an hour of play, with some problems only at the start of the second set in which he recovered an early breakout. Wozniacki in the second round expects Russian Ekaterina Makarova, who won 7:6 (0), 3:6, 6:2 against the Croatian Petra Martic.
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