The Polish woman started with a 2-0 lead. There were no signs that the situation in the set could change dramatically. So it happened. The Swedish girl won five consecutive games. Linette was clearly lost. She won one more game (with her own service), but did not make up for the losses. The set ended with a victory for Peterson 6: 3. It lasted 36 minutes.
In the second game, Linette had an almost perfect start. She won 5-0 with two breaks in the opponent’s service. She was spectacular, she was self-confident, almost every game she played. The good impression, however, quickly faded away.
The Swedish woman responded with three won games and she knew her chance. She played very aggressively in the ninth game. She was attacking almost all the time. The Polish woman defended herself bravely and served well. She used the first set ball. The match continued.
In the third set, the player from Poznań played the same way as in the second. She immediately won a gem on the Swedish website. After that, the match was under her control. Peterson didn’t have a single break point. Linette – two. She used both of them. The second of them in the seventh game, taking the lead 5: 2.
The Polish woman confirmed her superiority in the next, as it turned out, last game of the meeting. She won it without losing a point. The match ended after an hour and 52 minutes.
In the next round, a much more difficult rival awaits the woman from Poznań. She will be seeded with number 27. Wiktoria Azarenka.
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1st round of BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells – ladies tournament (prize pool of $ 8,150,470)
Magda Linette (Poland) – Rebecca Peterson (Sweden) 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2