02/07/2020
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02/07/2020
Switzerland may have done the hardest from the opening match of the qualifying jump-off for the final Fed Cup tournament. Jil Teichmann (WTA 68) brought the first point to his team.
She dominated No. 1 Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez (WTA 185) 7-6 (7/4) 6-4.
Established for the first time in singles in this competition, the 22-year-old Biennoise took 1h32 ‘to win the duel of left-handers who opposed her to the 2019 Roland-Garros junior champion. She could have won more easily , but his arm tightened at the time of concluding the first set.
Jil Teichmann, who signed an early dream game by winning the first 10 points, was indeed two points behind the gain of the initial round at 5-3 0/30 on the restart. But she then lost 12 points in a row to Leylah Annie Fernandez, who even led 3/1 in the tie-break.
The Biennoise knew how to keep its guard in “money time” to avoid any unpleasant surprises. She also suffered in the second set, conceding twice in the first and fifth games. But her reaction was immediate each time, and she was able to fold the case by signing a last break in the last game.
Belinda Bencic (WTA 5) should logically bring a second point to the selection of captain Heinz Günthardt in the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel. The St-Galloise competes in the second single against double specialist Gabriela Dabrowski (WTA 448), who replaces a Eugenie Bouchard (WTA 267) injured in a wrist.
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