Viktorija Golubic (WTA 103) made it to the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw. The Zurich native beat the French Kristina Mladenovic (WTA 116) in three sets, 6-7 (4/7) 6-2 6-1.
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The game was very tight in the first round. The Swiss led three times with a break lead (2-0, 3-1, 5-3) without being able to conclude. She even lost this set in the tie-break following 75 minutes of play.
Double faults in spades
Viktorija Golubic showed more efficiency followingwards, winning the next two sets 6-2 then 6-1. She converted her first match point following a 2:40 fight. His opponent, qualified in an incredible way the day before following six match points saved and 21 double faults, was still in difficulty on his service, conceding the break eight times and making 14 double faults.
Viktorija Golubic, who has fallen back a lot in the hierarchy following being 35th in February, can improve his ranking in the Polish capital. She will play her fourth quarter-final in 2022 on Friday. Her opponent will be the Italian Jasmine Paolini (WTA 58), whom she was able to beat this spring in the 3rd round of Indian Wells 7-5 1-6 7-6 (7 /4).
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