Patinama Kerkhove draws with America to return to Wimbledon | Sports in Zeeland
Tennis star Leslie Patinama Kerkoff is back at her favorite Grand Slam tournament. The 31-year-old Zirkzi starts Tuesday with a match against America’s Kayla Day in the Wimbledon qualifiers.
Patinama Kerkhove has reached the second round in the last two editions of the event in London. In 2022, she is eliminated in the final round of the playoffs, but is still allowed to advance to the main tournament as a lucky loser. In it, she first beat Britain’s Sunai Kartal, and then almost knocked the world’s number one, Ija Swiatek, to her knees. Zeeland’s solid defense – losing 6-4 4-6 6-3 – was praised by many.
Patinama Kerkov will have to win three matches to advance to the main draw. As No. 202 in the world rankings, that’s a big undertaking. On turf Rosmalen and Ilkley, I lost in the first round in the last two weeks. Her opponent, 23-year-old Kayla Day, is ranked 119th in the WTA rankings. However, she never played in the main draw of Wimbledon. Once she participated in the preliminary rounds, but immediately lost in the first round. However, the last American reached the third round at Roland Garros.
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