US Open: Tomljanovic beats Cabrera in all-Aussie affair
Ajla Tomljanovic gets the better of fellow Queenslander Lizette Cabrera to advance to the second round of the US Open.
New York, NY, USA, 29 August 2018 | tennis.com.au
Ajla Tomljanovic made it three Australian women in the second round of the US Open after beating compatriot Lizette Cabrera on Tuesday.
Tomljanovic’s 6-4 6-1 win sees her accompany Ash Barty and Daria Gavrilova into the last 64 in New York, after Barty and Gavrilova won in straight sets on Monday.
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Next up for Tomljanovic is Katerina Siniakova, who upstaged 28th seed Anett Kontaveit 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5.
Tomljanovic built an early 4-0 lead before Cabrera – winner of the Australian US Open women’s wildcard play-off – levelled scores at 4-4.
But once Tomljanovic broke Cabrera again to eventually take the opening set and then broke early in the second, she was in control of the match.