Indian Wells: Trevisan in the 2nd round after almost 4 hours of fighting

Jasmine is the first Italian to overcome the second round thanks to the success (3-6 6-4 6-4) against the number 18 Wta. Martina needs a marathon against Czech Bouzkova: it is the third longest match of 2021, the seventh longest ever

I wanted, very strongly I wanted. A more tenacious Martina Trevisan than ever passed the round at the WTA of 1000 in Indian Wells after an endless, record-breaking fight, in which she fought on every ball for 3 hours and 52 minutes to beat the Czech Marie Bouzkova, n.93 of the world 6-4 6-7 (8) 6-4. For the left-handed from Florence, who reached the best ranking of number 66 in the world, it is also the first victory in a 1000 tournament.

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Record

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For just a few minutes it was not the longest match of 2021, but the first round between Trevisan and Bouzkova is still the 3rd most enduring of 2021 and the seventh tennis marathon ever. Next opponent for Trevisan, tomorrow, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, n.20 in the ranking and 18 in the seeding: the 25-year-old from Tallinn won in two sets the only previous one with the blue, played in the first round of the WTA in Gstaad ( land) in 2017.

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Jasmine super

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In the night comes the beautiful victory of Jasmine Paolini, also in this case arrived with a very hard battle until the last point closed in two hours and 50. The 25 year old from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, n.63 WTA, fished out on the board as lucky loser, after defeating the Japanese qualified Mai Hontama, n.161 on her debut in the main draw, she found herself facing a tough nut to crack like the Belgian Elise Mertens, n.18 in the ranking and 14 in the seeding. Jasmine loses the first set 6-3, then rolls up her sleeves and brings the situation back to a tie in the second by winning 6-4. In the last and decisive set she gets the decisive break in the seventh game, gets to serve for the match and is forced to cancel three break points before taking home with another 6-4 a great victory.

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