The first round matches of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 level Rome Open, held on clay courts at the Foro Italico Complex in the capital Rome, were played today.
Zeynep Sönmez, who is 65th in the world rankings, faced Ruggeri, who is 265th in the rankings from the host country, in the first round of the Rome Open, where she competed in the main table for the first time.
Zeynep, who started the first set sluggishly and opened up later, lost the first set 6-4 against her opponent.
The national tennis player started the second set quickly, broke her opponent’s serve 3 times, took the set 6-2 and brought the score to 1-1 in the match.
In the final set of the match, Zeynep Sönmez did not give up control of the game and won this set 6-2.
Zeynep Sönmez won the match 2-1, which lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes in total, and managed to get her name written into the next round.
