The German tennis player Eva Lys has reached the third round of the Australian Open. The 23-year-old defeated the Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva after a tough fight
As a reward for the greatest success of her career to date, Eva Lys received a warm hug from her little sister while she was still at her seat. The Hamburg native continued her tennis fairytale in an impressive manner Australian Open continued and reached the third round for the first time Grand Slam-Tournament.
The 23-year-old deservedly won 6:1, 3:6, 6:4 against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva and can look forward to more wonderful days Melbourne hope. She is “wordlessly happy”said Lys.
The loud cheering on the next pitch 6 would have carried them to victory: “When you experience it for the first time, you have no words for it. I enjoyed every second.”
Fans create Lys song
Some followers even created new lyrics to the melody of the DJ Ötzi song “Hey baby“: “Hey Eva, I want to know if you are my girl.” Lys was impressed by this: “When people sing over you in the chorus, it’s a total bonus.”
The world ranking 128. had actually already failed in qualifying and was only officially declared 15 minutes before their first match Lucky loser slipped into the main field. On Saturday she will play against the Romanian Jaqueline Cristian or Lucia Bronzetti from Italy for a place in the round of 16.
Powerful and strong nerves
Lys continued against Gracheva exactly where she left off in her unexpected opening win against Australian Kimberly Birrell. With powerful groundstrokes, the Hamburg native dominated against the world number 69 and hit nine winning shots in the first set alone.
Physically, Lys, who had made public a rheumatic autoimmune disease last year, appeared to be in top shape. She didn’t allow herself to be distracted by the loud noise on the next square, number 6, near the train tracks.
After winning a break and taking a 2-0 lead in the second set, Lys seemed to start thinking a bit. The error rate was suddenly significantly higher.
In the third round she caught herself again and an open exchange of blows developed with the German finishing better after 1:57 hours.