Viktorija Golubic (WTA 35) had to fight for three sets to reach the round of 16 of the WTA 250 tournament in Lyon. The Zurich native won 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the first round ahead of the Japanese Mai Hontama (WTA 130), who replaced the Belgian Greet Minnen (WTA 78) in the final draw at the last moment.
Seeded no. 3, Viktorija Golubic (29) perfectly managed to pull herself together after a nightmarish start to the game: she was indeed trailing 5-0 after 17′ of play by Mai Hontama, who had been beaten in the second qualifying round. . The quarter-finalist of the last Wimbledon will face Thursday in the round of 16 against the Russian Vitalia Diatchenko (WTA 118), whom she has never faced before.
Viktorija Golubic, who achieved the best ranking of her career this week, would have left the top 50 of the hierarchy if she had suffered the defeat on Wednesday. She had indeed reached the final last year at the Palais des sports de Gerland, after leaving the qualifications.
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