Arina Rodionova scores her second consecutive top-50 win to maneuver into the third spherical of the Brisbane Worldwide 2024 girls’s singles competitors.
Brisbane, Australia, 2 January 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Arina Rodionova has recorded one other gorgeous victory to cost into the third spherical on the Brisbane Worldwide.
After posting her first top-50 win in nearly 4 years throughout the opening spherical, the Aussie wildcard’s giant-killing run continued in the present day at Pat Rafter Enviornment.
Rodionova thrilled native followers with a hard-fought 7-5 7-6(7) victory towards Australian Open 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.
Along with her relentless efforts, Rodionova created 21 break-point alternatives on world No.37 Kenin’s service video games all through the match.
Her preventing spirit was notably on present late within the second set as she clawed again from a 2-5 deficit.
“I’m just a little speechless now and just a little drained,” Rodionova beamed after the two-hour and 25-minute battle.
“It was a fantastic match and I believe the extent was very excessive.
“She’s clearly such a fantastic participant and her achievements are wonderful, so I got here out with no expectations and as I stated after the final match, I simply tried to get pleasure from it out right here and I’m actually having fun with it.”
It marks the primary time the 34-year-old from Melbourne has scored consecutive top-50 wins in her profession. Additionally it is the primary time she has gained back-to-back WTA main-draw matches since July 2017.
> READ MORE: Arina Rodionova – “I believe I stunned lots of people”
Rodionova’s third-round opponent is but to be determined. She’ll both face fourth seed Liudmila Samsonova or teen sensation Mirra Andreeva for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Presently ranked No.113, Rodionova is projected to rise to a brand new career-high and verge on a top-100 debut together with her efficiency this week.
Aussies in motion – Brisbane Worldwide
TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
[Q] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) d [WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 4-6 6-0 6-4
Ladies’s singles, second spherical
[WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) d [14] Sofia Kenin (USA) 7-5 7-6(7)
Males’s singles, first spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-3 6-2
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) d Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 7-6(8) 6-2
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) d J.J. Wolf (USA) 6-3 6-4
[WC] Jason Kubler (AUS) d [8] Aslan Karatsev 6-4 6-7(4) ret.
Daniel Altmaier (GER) d [Q] Li Tu (AUS) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
> READ: Duckworth continues profitable run at Brisbane Worldwide
Males’s doubles, first spherical
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) d [Alt] Sebastian Baez (ARG)/Francisco Comesana (ARG) 6-4 7-6(6)
COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Roman Safiullin
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v TBC
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v Yannick Hanfmann (GER)
[WC] Jason Kubler (AUS) v [WC] Rafael Nadal (ESP)
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v [Q] Tomas Machac (CZE)
> VIEW: Brisbane Worldwide 2024 males’s singles draw
Ladies’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v [2] Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) v [11] Anastasia Potapova
Ladies’s singles, third spherical
[WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) v TBC
> VIEW: Brisbane Worldwide 2024 girls’s singles draw
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[WC] James Duckworth (AUS)/Chris O’Connell (AUS) v Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)/Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Jason Kubler (AUS) v John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER)
[6] John Friends (AUS)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)/Sebastian Korda (USA)
Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [5] Nikola Mektic (CRO)/Hugo Nys (MON)
Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS)/Daria Kasatkina v [2] Chan Hao-Ching (TPE)/Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
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