McCartney Kessler not set.
In a match of almost three hours, Kessler – ranked n ° 42 in the world – led 6-5 in the third set, then broke Haddad Maia’s service to win the victory on his first match point. Kessler won 72% of his first service points and converted five of his 10 break points.
The seeded n ° 8, Katie Boulter, sailed on a soil at home during a fast 6-2, 6-2 victory against Lulu Sun in New Zealand. Boulter was one of the four British to win Tuesday. Francesca Jones beat the compatriot Harriet Dart 7-5, 6-4; Sonay Kartal fell Leolia Jeanjean from France 6-3, 6-4; And Mingge Xu, a 17-year-old from Wales, surprised Katie Volynets 6-3, 6-3.
N ° 6 Seed Magda Linette of Poland, Rebecca Sramkova, Slovakia and Cristina Bucsa, of Spain, also advanced.
Berlin tennis open
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic marked the seeded n ° 7 Madison Keys 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the first round.
None of the two players broke a service in the second set until equality break, when Vondrousova ran to a 4-0 lead. The Australian Open champion struck five consecutive points towards Eke ahead, but Vondrousoa fell in front and won her second match point.
Vondrousova, the Champion of Wimbledon 2023, fell in the world ranking at n ° 164 in the middle of a 2024 season slowed down. His next opponent will be Diana Shnaider of Russia, a winner 6-2, 6-4 against Donna Vekic in Croatia.
Russia Liudmila Samsonova, Champion of 2021 in Berlin, Rallian Past Naomi Osaka from Japan 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 other winners on Tuesday, Enerdiant Anisimova, Xinyu Wang in China and Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.
– field level media
