Sabine Lisicki clears first round match against Renata Voracova at Family Circle Cup
German tennis player Sabine Lisicki managed to overthrow Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic in her first match at the 2011 Family Circle Cup, defeating her opponent in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. The player took two hours to clear
her opening match at the tournament, and became one of the many players who have recovered from a set down to defeat their opponents in their first matches at the event this year.
Lisicki is taking part in the 2011 Family Circle Cup as a wildcard, and has already appeared on many lists for players to watch out for this year. She is 21 years old, and is currently ranked World Number 182 by the Women’s Tennis
Association. A resident of Florida, the player turned pro almost five years ago in 2006 and has one WTA career title under her belt.
Her opponent, Renata Voracova, is 27 years old and is ranked just inside the WTA Top 100 at World Number 92. She resides in Zlin, Czech Republic, and has not won any career titles yet. This year, she has lost five out of the fourteen
matches she took part in prior to this tournament.
Voracova seemed to take charge of the match in the first round, beating Lisicki quickly to take a 6-3 lead. However, the German player seemed even more determined to oust her opponent and recovered quickly to score two aces and
break her opponent six times in the remainder of the match. For her part, Lisicki was broken just four times out of seven. She committed three double faults, whereas Voracova committed only two. The German player concluded the match 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 by winning
an impressive 54 per cent of the total points played during the match.
This is the second match which Voracova and Lisicki have played against each other, bringing their head to head record to 2-0 for the German player. Sabine Lisicki will take on fourth seed Marion Bartoli of France in the second
round of this prestigious Premier tournament.
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