On her debut in the main draw of a WTA tournament, the 20-year-old defeated the Swiss Viktorija Golubic, who was around 300 world rankings ahead of her, 5: 7, 7: 5, 7: 5. After more than three hours, the qualifier from the Hamburger Club an der Alster made her second round entry perfect and meets the world number one Iga Swiatek from Poland in the round of 16.
Brave performance by Lys
Lys played bold and courageous against Golubic. With her powerful forehand she left the world number 38. run and took the lead at the beginning with 4:1 and 5:3. At the end of the first set, the favorite from Switzerland improved and made better use of the weaknesses of the young Germans, who sometimes lacked patience. But Lys fought and used her first set ball to equalize in the second round. The fact that she gave back a 4:2 in the last set did not deter Lys from her path.
Via the wildcard into the tournament
The northern German, who was born in Kyiv, is 342nd in the world rankings, she had received a wildcard for the qualification of the indoor clay court tournament. The first round games of qualifier Nastasja Schunk and wild card holder Jule Niemeier were also scheduled for Tuesday. Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund were still free of play.
Source: dpa