Amanda Anisimova defeats Harmony Tan 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Paris on Tuesday after playing an amazing match to square off with Aryna Sabalenka
in the 2nd round.The Match
The American was just too much for the world no.265. The only “interesting” moment was when the French player managed to recover a 0-3 deficit in the opening set (3-3), but that was the beginning of the end with Amanda winning 9 of the following 10 games to win the match 6-3 6-1.
Amanda served pretty well to win 78% of the points 25/32 behind her first serve. The American was exceptional in converting all the break points (5/5).
After this match, the head to head between Anisimova and Tan is 1-0 for Amanda.
Prediction and head to head Amanda Anisimova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
Amanda will face Aryna Sabalenka in a very exciting 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Amanda Anisimova and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Anisimova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Anisimova won 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in January 2019.