Kanepi Wins First Round in Brussels Open
Tennis player Kaia Kanepi beat Irina Falcon from the US with a score of 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Brussels Open.
Kanepi is currently ranked 25th and Falcon 114th in the Women's Tennis Association standings, reported sport.err.ee.
Kanepi had a success rate of 42 percent for first serves, compared to Falcon's 69 percent. But for second serves, the respective percentages were 55 and 29.
Kanepi made three double faults, while the US player got away with only one. The Estonian claimed two aces.
In the second round, Kanepi will go up against Bojana Jovanovski (WTA 11), who started the tournament with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Belgian Tamaryn Hendler (WTA 182).
Ingrid Teesalu