Podoroska, semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2020 and now number 173 in the WTA ranking, beat American Asia Muhammad (167) 6-3, 6-3. Her last match was 10 months ago, in August 2021, when she lost to Belgian Greet Minnen at the US Open.
In the second round of qualifying for the Wimbledon main draw, the 25-year-old tennis player will face the Australian Jaimee Fourlis (153), who comes from eliminating the bosnia Dea Herdzelas 5-7, 7-6 (4) and 6-4.
Podoroska, who became 36th in the world in mid-2021, her best historical position, had physical problems (a proximal right hamstring tendinopathy, located on the back of the thigh, near the hip), which prevented her from achieving continuity in the circuit . For example, in all of 2021 she was able to play just 36 games, with a record of 17 wins and 19 losses. Her most important triumph was against the American Serena Williams in the tournament in Rome.
For its part, the Buenos Aires Lourdes Carle also had a positive start: in her first qualifier of a Grand Slam tournament, the native of Daireaux (ranked 152) beat katherine baindl (149) by 3-6, 6-1 and 6-3. Carle will be measured in the second round with the Taiwanese En-Shuo Liang (195).
Meanwhile, the santafesina Paula Ormaechea (154), the third Argentine to appear on the day, lost in her presentation in the Wimbledon women’s qualifier against the Croatian jana fett (254) by 6-1 and 6-1.
Source: Ambito
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