Sherif saves TWELVE match points, makes Budapest second round

Egyptian Mayar Sherif advanced to the second round of the Budapest Open by beating Czech qualifier Jesika Maleckova 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-3 at Római Tennis Academy on Monday.

Sherif saved twelve match points in the second set to prevail. One at 5-4 for Maleckova, six à 6-5, and above all six in the tie-break, Maleckova leading 6-2 to finally lose it 9-7 !

Sherif, ranked No 73, will face Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova next.

Budapest WTA 125, other first-round matches (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Rebeka Stolmar
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Anna Bondar
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Fanny Stollar
• Laura Pigossi vs. Arantxa Rus
• Jule Niemeier vs. Magdalena Frech
• Reka Luca Jani vs. Danka Kovinic
• Lauren Davis vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Simona Waltert
• Panna Udvardy vs. Natalia Szabanin
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Julia Grabher vs. Timea Babos
• Emma Navarro vs. Dalma Galfi: monday
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Carolina M. Alves (Q): 6-0, 6-3
• Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Lucia Bronzetti (4): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Oceane Dodin beat Irina Bara: 7-6 (3), 6-3