In an exciting first round of the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland, Romanian Ana Bogdan delivered a remarkable performance. She defeated Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6, 6-2. Bogdan showed overwhelming form in the decisive third set and quickly took a 5-0 lead.
Despite an impressive fightback from Fernandez, who saved seven match points in the seventh game and extended the match into an eighth game, Bogdan kept the upper hand. Fernandez’s 11 double faults played into Bogdan’s hands and she consistently took advantage of her chances.
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At the same time, there was an upset at the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey when Russian Erika Andreeva beat top seeded American Danielle Collins in a dramatic match 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Andreeva, who did not face a single break point in the third set, dominated with an impressive 83 percent of points won on her first serve.
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Erika Andreeva knocks out the No.1 seed to record her first Top-20 win and reach a maiden Tour level quarterfinal.#OpenGNPSecuros pic.twitter.com/gUOBiKBgoe — wta (@WTA) August 21, 2024
Dramatic duels and surprising victories
Not only Bogdan and Andreeva showed impressive comebacks, Katerina Siniakova from the Czech Republic and the American sixth seed Peyton Stearns also had to fight hard to advance.
Siniakova defeated Japan’s Sayaka Ishii 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, saving three match points in the ninth game of the third set to come back from a 5-1 deficit. Stearns beat Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 despite eight double faults and missing all four break points.
In further matches, the players showed their best side. Sixth seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic almost beat Kazakh qualifier Anna Danilina by a double-zero before winning 6-0, 6-1.
Yue Yuan of China overcame a deficit against Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Poland’s Magdalena Frech and other players from various countries, including China, Mexico and Croatia, also advanced to the next round.
These tournaments demonstrate the high level of competition and the indomitable fighting spirit of the players who give their best on the international stage.
