2011 Family Circle Cup: Anastasia Rodionova, Irina Falconi progress to second round
Anastasia Rodionova defeats Zuzana Ondraskova 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova managed to recover from a set down to defeat Czech tennis pro Zuzana Ondraskova in three sets in her opening match at the 2011 Family Circle Cup, winning the match 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. It
took the player a little over two hours and seven minutes to defeat her opponent.
Rodionova is currently ranked World Number 74, and is 28 years old. The right-handed tennis pro has been part of the professional circuit since 1997, having joined the tour almost fifteen years ago. She has not won any career titles
so far. Her opponent, Zuzana Ondraskova is 30 years old and is ranked World Number 83. The Croatian pro turned pro in 1995, two years before Rodionova. She has also not won any career titles so far. This was their first meeting.
Ondraskova played clumsily throughout the match excluding the first set, and committed nine double faults to give Rodionova a definite edge. The Australian pro managed to recover from a set down to oust her opponent with a bagel
in the second set.
Anastasia Rodionova will now compete against either fifteenth seed Barbora Zahlavova Strycova or Czech pro Andrea Hlavackova in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
Irina Falconi upsets Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6(9), 7-5
American qualifier Irina Falconi defeated Slovakian tennis pro Magdalena Rybarikova in straight sets in the first round of the 2011 Family Circle Cup. Falconi managed to win the match and barely scraped into the second round with
a 7-6(9), 7-5 victory over her opponent.
Falconi is 20 years old, and is currently ranked World Number 128 by the Women’s Tennis Association. She joined the WTA Tour in a professional capacity last year in 2010. Rybarikova is currently 22 years old, and is ranked World
Number 69. She joined the WTA Tour in 2005, and has been playing as a pro for over half a decade. The right handed pro has won two career titles to date, one of which was in this year. Her first round defeat at the Charleston event came as a surprise to many
fans and spectators.
Falconi played consistent tennis during the match, committing just one double fault throughout both sets. Rybarikova score three aces during the match but also committed seven double faults. In addition to this, Rybarikova was
broke five times out of ten while Falconi managed to save nine break points out of thirteen. She won the match with 52 per cent of the total points in the match.
Irina Falconi will now face first seed and current World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the 2011 Family Circle Cup.
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