Ashleigh Barty battles past Junri Namigata in the round two – Dunlop World Challenge 2012
Right-hander Aussie challenger, Ashleigh Barty, gave a straight-sets defeat to her local rival, Junri Namigata, in the second round of the 2012 Dunlop World Challenge Tennis Tournament held at the carpet courts of Toyota, Japan.
She gleefully consolidated her outstanding win, 6-1, 6-0, against the lower ranked professional on the eve of Thursday in nearly 46 minutes.
The world number 183, Barty, commenced the match at a very positive note and skilfully journeyed forward with a strong resolve to win. She cashed on the Japanese challenger’s twice i.e. in the second and fourth game respectively.
This crumpled Namigata’s confidence and she was unable to rally forward. Barty did not face even a single hindrance and she dusted away her opponent every time, ultimately she stole the lead with a bread stick.
Ranked 231st in the WTA Premier Rankings, Namigata had a below average first serve precision of 47 percent. She did not even fire a single ace, but pocketed away three of seven first and four of eight second serve points.
In comparison to that, the Aussie qualifier thundered forward two aces with an average initial serve precision of 58 percent, converting all 11 of the first and five of eight second serve points.
In the second set, the 30-year-old, Namigata was unable to preserve her initial lead. The seventh seeded Aussie nudged forward with a strong determination in order to secure her destined win. Nonetheless, she played with poise
and encountered all the retaliation from the underdog competitor. Barty proved to be more resolute as she did not let her opponent cash away even a single opportunity and swiftly registered her win in the match with a 6-0 score line.
The 16-year-old, Aussie professional bombarded four aces, committing double faults two times. She attained an average initial serve precision of 55 percent, converting 10 of 11 first and four of nine second serve points. She was
able to maintain her front line as she bagged away three of nine points and her rival was unable to take any. The Japanese veteran attained 63 percent first serve accuracy with 11 of 20 first but just one of 12 points.
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