Despina Papamichail, Greek, number 229 of the WTA, surprised by winning by 7-5 and 7 (7) -6 (3) in one hour and fifty-five minutes to Renata zarazua, Mexican tennis player, number 120 in the WTA, in the qualifying round of the US Open. With this victory, Papamichail manages to add new points to his ranking to get to participate in the US Open.
The Mexican tennis player managed to break the serve 7 times to her opponent, while the Greek, for her part, managed it 8 times. In addition, the Greek player achieved a 61% effectiveness in the first serve, committed 6 double faults and took 47% of the service points, while her rival had a 72% first serve and 2 double faults, getting win 43% of the service points.
The tournament New York (US Open) includes a qualification phase in which the tennis players with the lowest rankings face each other to get the highest possible points to enter the official tournament with the rest of the applicants. During this specific phase, a total of 128 tennis players participate. Likewise, it takes place from August 24 to September 11 on an outdoor hard court.