Barbora Strycova has earned her first singles victory since getting back from maternity depart, beating Maryna Zanevska 6-1 3-6 6-3 within the opening spherical of the Italian Open on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old Czech returned to the tour two weeks in the past on the Madrid Open after greater than two years away following the delivery of her son, Vincent. After beating Zanevska, Strycova was handed her one-year-old son, who she instructed to “wave to daddy” in entrance of a TV digicam.
In Madrid, Strycova misplaced her opener in singles and reached the quarter-finals in doubles with associate Hsieh Su-wei.
Strycova, who will subsequent face ninth-seeded Maria Sakkari, is planning to retire after this 12 months’s US Open.
Also on the crimson clay of the Foro Italico on Tuesday, former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-0 4-6 6-2, and can subsequent play former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
Anna Blinkova rallied previous Madrid quarter-finalist Mayar Sherif 2-6 6-2 6-3.
Also advancing had been Sofia Kenin, Caty McNally, Anett Kontaveit, Wang Xiyu, Nuria Parrizas Dias, Linda Noskova, Jasmine Paolini and Lisa Pigato.
With Ajla Tomljanovic nonetheless recuperating from knee surgical procedure she underwent in January no Australians rank excessive sufficient to achieve automated entry to the 96-player discipline. The nation’s final participant left in qualifying, Priscilla Hon, misplaced 6-4 6-4 to Ysalone Bonaventure on Tuesday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
