Croatian-born Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanovic easily defeated American Katie Volynets with 2-0 (6:3, 6:1) in the first round of the US Open. Ajla Tomljanovic, who is number 46 in the world women’s rankings, managed to make 4 breaks against none for her rival, which gave her a serious advantage.
The Czech Katerina Siniakova managed to beat Anastasija Sevastova from Latvia 2-0 (7:6, 6:3) and secured a match in the second round with the Greek Maria Sakkari. She had problems only in the first set, which ended with a tiebreak, which she won 8-6.
Croatia’s Petra Martic, who ranked No 30, defeated the Hungarian player Dalma Galfi with 2-0 (6:3, 6:2). The powerful Petra Martic scored 9 aces and won 78% of her points on the first serve.
China’s Zhang Shuai defeated American Hailey Baptiste with 2-0 (6:3, 6:4). Their match lasted a little over an hour.
