Amanda Anisimova beats Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris on Saturday to access the second week of the Roland Garros to be the youngest player (17) to reach the round of 16 at the Roland Garros after Martina Hingis (16) made it back in 1998.
The Match
The 17-year-old had a fantastic start in both sets (3-0), but that didn’t prevent her from having a tough fight against the Romanian.
After conquering a 3-0 lead in the opener, the American lost the following 4 games (3-4). Eventually, the affair went to the breaker that Anisimova won at 6.
The second set was a copy and paste of the first set at least in the first part. In fact, once again, Amanda conquered a 3-0 lead before losing 4 consecutive games (3-4). This time the American found the decisive break in the 9th game to conquer 3 consecutive games and win the match 7-6 (6) 6-4 in 1 hour and 42 minutes.
After this match, the head to head between Anisimova and Begu is 1-0 for Amanda.
Prediction and head to head Amanda Anisimova vs. Aliona Bolsova
Anisimova will fight against Aliona Bolsova in the 4th round.
There is no head to head record between Amanda Anisimova and Aliona Bolsova since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.
Head 2 Head
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Amanda Anisimova in Paris
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