Australian Open Ysaline Bonaventure (WTA 158) has placed itself for the main table of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The 24-year-old from Liège is, for the first time in the final stage of a grand slam tournament.
Bonaventure defeated in the third and last preliminary round, the Dutch Richel Hogenkamp (WTA 168) in two sets: 6-4, 6-3. In the second set, was Bonaventure 0-3 behind, but then she won in the fast paced six games in a row. In the first round affects Bonaventure now the American Sachia Vickery (WTA 123). Bonaventure (24) and Vickery (23) were once before facing each other. In 2016, it won the American at the tournament of Las Vegas (hard court) with 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3. As Bonaventure for the second round place, plays them against the German Julia Görges (WTA 14), or the American Danielle Collins (WTA 35).
Elise Mertens (WTA 12), Kirsten Flipkens (WTA 49) and Alison Van Uytvanck (WTA 51) directly on the main table in Melbourne. Yanina Wickmayer (WTA 126), Kimberley Zimmermann (WTA 244) and Maryna Zanevska (WTA 219) survived the qualifications.
