This Wednesday, in the second round, Kimmer Coppejans will meet the Monegasque Valentin Vacherot (ATP 162), 26 years old, seeded N.31. And the Flandrien knows what he will have to improve if he wants to continue the adventure.
“I will undoubtedly have to start my match better and produce better tennis. Vacherot is very tall and he has quite a few weapons in his game. He serves very well and he has a big forehand, but his movement could be his weak point We’ll see. He started 2024 very well, before getting injured and not playing until the end of the season.
Vandewinkel beaten from the start for her first participation: “A very enriching match”
Hanne Vandewinkel (WTA 219) was not too disappointed on Tuesday in Melbourne to have been eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open. For her very first participation in a Grand Slam, the 20-year-old from Limburg lost 6-4, 6-3 against the German Eva Lys (WTA 129), 22, seeded N.23.
“Participating for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament is very special,” she told Agence BELGA after her defeat. “It generates a special feeling. I could see that my opponent had more experience in this area. She managed the situation better. She hit the ball fully and there was a lot of quality in her groundstrokes This was less the case for me, which allowed him to take over the game. The surface is quite fast and it was therefore difficult for me to counter his aggressive play.
Accustomed until now to playing ITF tournaments, with the exception of two matches against the Billie Jean King Cup with Belgium against the United States and China, Hanne Vandewinkel in any case appreciated the experience.
“It was a very enriching match. This kind of experience is really very important to me. It will allow me to grow and become a better player. I will take it with me and I hope that the next time I participate At a Grand Slam tournament, I will already be more familiar with the conditions and that will help me produce my best tennis. I progressed well last year and it’s a level I can aim for. continue on this path, play tennis just at my way, with enough variation but also domination and if I succeed, it will materialize in good results and a good ranking.
