A “perf” for Waltert, assures Teichmann

Simona Waltert carried out properly within the first spherical of the WTA match in Parma. La Grisonne (WTA 120) gained 6-4 6-4 in opposition to Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (WTA 92).

Zidansek isn’t any stranger to the Swiss public since she gained the Girls Open in Lausanne in 2021, the identical yr as her accession to the Roland-Garros semi-finals. After erasing a break throughout the first set on Italian clay, Waltert made the distinction going into the second set to steer 2-0. A bonus that she was in a position to preserve till the tip of the sport to glean the set.

Other than three victories in Lausanne, that is the primary time that Waltert has gained a match on the WTA Tour. Within the spherical of 16, the Grisonne will face the winner of the duel between the Hungarian Anna Bondar (WTA 60) and the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (WTA 74). Waltert confronted Bondar final week in Budapest and misplaced narrowly in three units.

Teichmann joins two Swiss ladies

For his half, Jil Teichmann (WTA 36) didn’t miss his entry into play in Tallinn (EST / exhausting). The Bienne beat 6-4 7-6 (9/7) the German Laura Siegemund (WTA 179). At 5-3 within the second set, she might have already got concluded, however conceded her serve. Lastly, she made the distinction within the tie-break. She gained on her second match level.

Within the subsequent spherical, Teichmann will face both the American Shelby Rogers (WTA 35) or the Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure (WTA 138). On the stage of the spherical of 16, the Bienne finds two different Swiss ladies: Viktorija Golubic, who certified in an astonishing method in opposition to the American Madison Keys and the seeded no. 2, Belinda Bencic.

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