Late in the day on Monday at the Ariake Tennis Park, three unseeded players—Paula Badosa, Alison Van Uytvanck, and Donna Vekic—pulled off stunning upsets over top-10 ranked opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympics.
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A. Sabalenka Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Only Badosa won her match in two sets, defeating No. 6 seed Iga Swiatek 6-3, 7-6(4); both van Uytvanck and Vekic won their matches in three sets, defeating No. 10 seed Petra Kvitova and No. 3 seed A. Sabalenka.
Van Uytvanck, a Belgian player, won the match in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, by coming back from a set down in the second.
Since her historic triumph over then-defending champion Garbie Muguruza at Wimbledon in 2018, the 27-year-old has not beaten a player ranked in the Top 20 in almost three years. In the next round, she will face the Spanish player again.
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At the net, Van Uytvanck addressed Williams, “It’s a pleasure to share the court with you since you are an icon in our sport. I admire her tremendous efforts on behalf of women’s tennis.
I’d like to think that one day I can be as successful as she is. I’m pleased with my performance and the level I was able to achieve on the court today.”
The Belgian
Who also underwent knee surgery in February, is currently ranked No. 59 in the world and has won consecutive matches for only the third time this year. Her run to the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 on grass in Nottingham ended a six-match losing streak, and she went on to win the $100,000 ITF World Tennis Tour tournament hosted in the same city.
“It has been challenging to return to competition after the surgery, “She continued. “After suffering a few consecutive defeats, my confidence was restored during grass-court season. As a result, coming here and defeating Petra ranks among my greatest victories.
I’m looking forward to my upcoming match against Muguruza, another tennis superstar. It’ll be challenging, but many of the women ranked in the top 100 are capable of playing.
Whoever has a more positive outlook and more self-assurance will likely prevail. Let’s see what happens if I can play another solid match.
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Conclusion
Vekic defeated No. 3 seed A. Sabalenka in two hours and thirty-five minutes on Monday after previously defeating Caroline Garcia in two hours and forty-eight minutes on Sunday.
Vekic came back from a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to earn her eighth career Top 10 triumph. After Rebecca Peterson of Sweden was defeated by No.15 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-2, 6-4, she will face that player for a berth in the quarterfinals.
