Jodie Burrage continued her fine form on the Upper Austria Open in Linz by beating French seventh seed Varvara Gracheva in straight units to reach the last 16.
The British No 2, who got here by means of two qualifying rounds, sealed her first essential draw win of the season in the 6-4 6-0 success towards the world No 43 and faces Romanian Jaqueline Cristian or Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska on Wednesday.
Burrage misplaced her opening service recreation to path 2-0 in the primary set, however hit again to stage it up and a decisive break in the seventh recreation put her 4-3 forward earlier than she confidently served out to take it 6-4.
The world No 102 maintained her momentum in the second set, breaking Gracheva instantly and saving a break level towards her in the subsequent recreation.
That put her 2-0 up and after racing right into a 5-0 lead, Burrage saved three extra break factors in the sixth recreation to bagel her opponent.
Burrage certified for the primary draw in Linz by preventing again from a set down to beat Germany’s Anna-Lena Friedsam 5-7 6-3 6-2 on Monday, having overcome Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-1 6-4 in the primary qualifying spherical.
She joins Katie Boulter in the last 16 together with her fellow Brit set to play Russia’s world No 42 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova additionally on Wednesday – dwell on Sky Sports.
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Miami Open to embody wheelchair tennis and pickleball
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The Miami Open will function an elite wheelchair occasion and Major League Pickleball this 12 months, alongside the repeatedly scheduled Masters 1000 occasion.
Wheelchair tennis has been performed in any respect 4 Grand Slams since 2007 however this would be the first time it’s included in a 1000 sequence event.
Pickleball, a fast-paced paddle sport with a perforated ball, has its personal league in the area and is the fastest-growing sport in the United States.
Its inclusion could additional increase its reputation and increase the tennis fan base as nicely by bringing extra followers collectively at one event.
The Miami Open runs from March 17 to 31 – dwell on Sky Sports Tennis. The wheelchair tennis matches will probably be held March 26-28 and Major League Pickleball will probably be held March 27-29.
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