The women’s tennis world circuit arrives in Germany, and the capital Berlin is the stage for important clashes. Tennis player Eva Lys, who entered the competition following an invitation from the organization, had a successful debut in the local tournament this Tuesday.
In a match played at the Steffi Graf Stadium, Eva Lys secured her place in the round of 16 of the grass tournament in Berlin. The Hamburg athlete beat Poland’s Magdalena Frech with scores of 7-6 (9-7) and 6-3. Lys represents the only German tennis player in the main draw of the WTA event, which offers a total prize pool of 1.2 million euros.
Despite being invited to the dispute, Lys demonstrated resilience by losing the first service game, but managed to reverse the break immediately. The number 80 in the global ranking saw several set points slip away when she was winning 6-5, taking the decision to a tie-break. In the tiebreaker, Lys let the 5-2 lead be equalized, however, with a dose of luck in a ball that touched the net tape, he secured victory in the first set.
Serena Williams enters action in the doubles bracket
In the next set, Eva Lys presented a superior performance and achieved victory in a more comfortable way. Later, in the same city, great expectations turn to the long-awaited appearance of legendary tennis player Serena Williams. This will be the American’s second tournament since returning to the courts. The 44-year-old athlete will form a pair with Czech Karolina Muchova and will face the duo of Mexican Giuliana Olmos and New Zealander Erin Routliffe.
A year older than her sister, Serena Williams, along with Venus Williams, also received an invitation to participate in the doubles competition at Wimbledon, as announced this Tuesday.