US Open qualification: Julia Grabher decides the Austrian duel for herself
Julia Grabherprevailed quite clearly against her compatriot Barbara Haas in the first round of qualifying for the US Open.
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last edit: Aug 25, 2021, 08:23 pm
Even before the first women's match with Austrian participation at this year's US Open qualifying tournament had begun, it was clear that the patriotic tennis fan would have to wipe at least a tear from his eye before he could happily devote himself to the second round of the qualifying tournament . Because the two starters Barbara Haas and Julia Grabher met right at the beginning.
In the end, after 1:30 hours of play, the Vorarlberg woman prevailed quite clearly in two sets with 6: 2 and 7: 5. The 25-year-old from Dornbirn shortened to 3: 5 in direct head-to-head with Haas. The next task could be even more difficult for the current number 198 in the WTA rankings, as the winner from the clash between Ana Konjuh from Croatia, who placed first in the qualification, and Romanian Irina Fetecau is waiting.
Grabher left the stronger impression of the two players, especially physically, and seemed to be able to deal with the warm and humid conditions in New York better than their opponent of the same age. Only at the end of the second set did a match develop on an equal footing, which was then characterized by quite attractive rallies. Haas ended the match symbolically with a slight smash error into the net.