Sevastova disappointed in Sydney but is playing better in Dubai.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Latvian Anastasija Sevastova has moved into the second-round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship.
It was a fine achievement for the young Latvian who first had to qualify just to make the main draw, in what is the biggest tournament taking place in women’s tennis this week.
Her first round opponent was Russian Vera Dushevina, who is currently ranked 40th in the world. Sevastova had the better of her opponent in the first round, prevailing [private_supervisor]easily 6-2, before Dushevina came back hard to take the second set 7-5. The third and deciding set was as close as the second, but this time the scores were reversed in favor of the Latvian, who claimed the third, and ultimately the match 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
She has now booked herself a date with 7th seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the 2nd round. Having just qualified and made it to the second round of this prestigious tournament should open the door for her for similar tournaments throughout the remainder of the year.
Kanepi and Gulbis set for Memphis
In the mean time, fellow Balts Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) and Ernests “The Gull” Gulbis (Latvia) are preparing to take the court in their respective tournaments in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship in Memphis, U.S. Kanepi has been assured an easy first-opponent in Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, due to her no. 3 ranking in the tournament.
Gulbis will also be hoping to cruise into the second round, coming up against a yet to be decided qualifier in the first round. It is a chance for him to make amends for a weak showing just over a week previous.
[/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]easily 6-2, before Dushevina came back hard to take the second set 7-5. The third and deciding set was as close as the second, but this time the scores were reversed in favor of the Latvian, who claimed the third, and ultimately the match 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
She has now booked herself a date with 7th seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the 2nd round. Having just qualified and made it to the second round of this prestigious tournament should open the door for her for similar tournaments throughout the remainder of the year.
Kanepi and Gulbis set for Memphis
In the mean time, fellow Balts Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) and Ernests “The Gull” Gulbis (Latvia) are preparing to take the court in their respective tournaments in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship in Memphis, U.S. Kanepi has been assured an easy first-opponent in Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, due to her no. 3 ranking in the tournament.
Gulbis will also be hoping to cruise into the second round, coming up against a yet to be decided qualifier in the first round. It is a chance for him to make amends for a weak showing just over a week previous.[/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]easily 6-2, before Dushevina came back hard to take the second set 7-5. The third and deciding set was as close as the second, but this time the scores were reversed in favor of the Latvian, who claimed the third, and ultimately the match 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
She has now booked herself a date with 7th seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the 2nd round. Having just qualified and made it to the second round of this prestigious tournament should open the door for her for similar tournaments throughout the remainder of the year.
Kanepi and Gulbis set for Memphis
In the mean time, fellow Balts Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) and Ernests “The Gull” Gulbis (Latvia) are preparing to take the court in their respective tournaments in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship in Memphis, U.S. Kanepi has been assured an easy first-opponent in Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, due to her no. 3 ranking in the tournament.
Gulbis will also be hoping to cruise into the second round, coming up against a yet to be decided qualifier in the first round. It is a chance for him to make amends for a weak showing just over a week previous.[/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]easily 6-2, before Dushevina came back hard to take the second set 7-5. The third and deciding set was as close as the second, but this time the scores were reversed in favor of the Latvian, who claimed the third, and ultimately the match 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
She has now booked herself a date with 7th seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the 2nd round. Having just qualified and made it to the second round of this prestigious tournament should open the door for her for similar tournaments throughout the remainder of the year.
Kanepi and Gulbis set for Memphis
In the mean time, fellow Balts Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) and Ernests “The Gull” Gulbis (Latvia) are preparing to take the court in their respective tournaments in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championship in Memphis, U.S. Kanepi has been assured an easy first-opponent in Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, due to her no. 3 ranking in the tournament.
Gulbis will also be hoping to cruise into the second round, coming up against a yet to be decided qualifier in the first round. It is a chance for him to make amends for a weak showing just over a week previous.[/private_subscription 1 year]
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