Danka Kovinic, Alison Van Uytvanck advance in Girls’ Singles – French Open 2011
Number six seed Danka Kovinic thrashed out Marie Elise Casares of Ecuador 6-0, 6-3 on Sunday to book her place in the second round of 2011 (Girls’ Singles) French Open here in Paris. Born in Montenegro, Kovinic looked in a hurry
in the opening as she clinched it without dropping a single game. A good fight back by Casares was recorded in the second set but Kovinic’s high class game play turned out to be too hot for her as the match ended in straight sets.
Showing great composure in the first set, the 16-year-old Kovinic had a rock solid defence and a brilliant attacking plan against her opponent. She broke the serve early in the set to establish herself in the contest. Holding on
to her serve was also not an issue for her. With a couple of more serve breaks in the set, Kovinic took complete control of the match. She smashed a big forehand winner down the line to bag the opener 6-0.
The Ecuadorian bounced back strongly in the second set as she held on to her first two service games successfully. However Kovinic concentrated on her own game play and created a number of break opportunities in the set. Breaking
the serve in eight game of the set, she took a considerable 5-3 lead in the set. The number six seed then held on to her serve game with ease to advance into the next round of the prestigious Women’s Tennis Association tournament.
With her powerful and well directed serves, Kovinic was able to take control of rallies from the start. Using her ferocious backhands and forehands, she forced the challenger to play from deep behind the baseline. She then created
very tight angles with her incredible court coverage. Converting six out eight break chances in the match, she made the most of available opportunities. Casares on the other hand struggled in almost all aspects of the game. She managed to win only 50 per cent
of the points on her weak serve and hence paid the price.
In another match on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck eased past Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil to secure a place in the second round.
The number eleven seed Belgian made a strong start to the match and broke the serve in the very first game of the match. Maia put up a brave effort to brake back but Alison continued to produce chances with her strong ground play
and required only 32 minutes to pocket the opening set 6-3.
She continued to play some exciting tennis in the following set as well and overwhelmed her opponent to close out the match at 6-1 in the second set, sealing her straight sets victory.
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