Victoria Duval, Madison Keys through to third round in Girls’ Singles – Wimbledon championships 2011
Number sixteen seed Victoria Duval of United States humbled Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1, 6-2 to advance in to the third round of 2011 Wimbledon Championships in girls’ singles division. Duval started off very
aggressively and dropped only three games in a match that lasted for less than an hour on court 6.
Looking in great touch, the American broke the serve in the very first game of the match to dent her opponent’s confidence levels. Smashing her ferocious forehand and backhand winners all over the court, she established complete
control over the contest. Duval had no problems holding on to her serve games as she raced to 4-1 lead in the set. Converting her second break chance in sixth game of the opening set, the 15-year-old earned an impassable advantage against Maia. Playing a lovely
drop shot to convert a long rally in her favour, she made two set points available to her and then secured the first one to take the set score lead 1-0.
The second set also followed a very similar trend with Duval dominating the challenger in almost all areas of the game. A break of serve early in the set strengthened her position in the match even further. Serving with control
and accuracy, Duval was able to take control of the points from the start and then placed her winners at will. She broke the serve twice in the second set to complete her straight sets victory.
Duval has looked in stunning touch throughout the tournament and can be a real contender for Wimbledon title if she can bring more consistency into her game. Maia, on the other hand, committed too many unforced errors and hence
paid the price. She had her chances to break the American but she failed to handle the pressure at crucial moments.
In another one-sided match of the day, Madison keys thrashed out Zarah Razafimahatratra 6-2, 6-1 to book her place in the third round.
Keys made a confident start to the contest as she executed her game plan to perfection. She was certainly the more aggressive of the two players as she converted seven out of eleven net points in the match. Making the most of her
opportunities, she converted four out of seven break points to put herself in the driving seat. Zarah lacked the firepower in certain areas of the game and she couldn’t recover from the blows inflicted on her by Keys.
Keys moves on ahead to play either twelfth seeded Aussie Ashleigh Barty or Belgian qualifier, Katharina Lehnert.
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