Madis wagi sa J60 PHINMA-ITF Week 1 opening round
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NAUNGUSAN ni Top seed Tennielle Madis si Soth Korean Kim Rae Youn, 6-1, 6-0, sa first round J60 PHINMA International Junior Tennis Championships Week 1 sa Manila Polo Club sa Makati City Miyerkules.
“I had a good game today, having played in the Billie Jean King Cup three weeks ago helped me a lot in preparing for this tournament,” Wika ng 18-year-old Madis, No. 203 sa world junior rankings.
Sa kanyang panalo ay makakaharap niya si Reyna Geisler, na tumalo sa lokal Sandra Bautista, 7-5, 6-1.
“I’ll just do my best. I’ll give it all, every point,” Sambit ni Madis.
No. 7 seed Stefi Marithe Aludo giniba ang Singaporean Emma Lam Singh Maan, 6-0, 6-1,habang qualifier Mitchellen Alexa Cruspero nakaligtas laban kay Dakshanasree SR ng India, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, para makuha rin ang second round berths.
Aludo makakatunggali ang Filipino wild card Louraine Jallorina, na umiskor ng 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 wagi laban sa Korean Kim Seo-Youn.
Cruspero, na lumaki sa Tayasan town sa Negros Oriental, makakaharap ang No.8 Chiang Yen-Ni ng Chinese Taipei, a 6-0, 6-3 winner kontra South Korean Lee Mi Na.
Iba pang first-round winners sina No. 2 Aoi Watanabe, No. 3 Choo Yesung ng South Korea, No. 4 Tsai Yu-ning ng Chinese Taipei, No. 5 Chen Yuhan ng China, No. 6 Haritha Shree Venkatesh ng India, No. 8 Chiang Yen-Ni ng Chinese Taipei, Taylah Lessue ng Australia, Lara Rauti ng Hong Kong, Park Seojin ng South Korea at Christina Hansman ng Sweden.
Samantala, hinimuk ni rising star Alexandra Eala ang kababayan na ipagmalaki ang bansa sa tournament na kanyang napanalunan noong 2018.