Austria’s best tennis player Julia Grabher has already won two wins in qualifying for the Australian Open – the first highlight of the year. With just one more victory on Friday, the first-time entry into the main round of a Grand Slam tournament is within reach for the woman from Dornbirn.
“It wasn’t easy, but I fought my way through and played a good match,” said number 188 in the WTA world rankings after her two-set win against French Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (7: 5, 6: 2) on Wednesday. With the manner of victory, the army athlete from TC Dornbirn has gained additional self-confidence. Only the American Caroline Dolehide (WTA 200) is now between Grabher and the dream of the main round: “I now trust myself to do everything. I improved enormously from the first round and I’m looking forward to Friday, “said Grabher, for whom her opponent is not a completely blank slate.” I’ve already trained with her here, she plays very aggressively and has a good first serve. So I know what to expect, but it’s going to be tough, ”Grabher is sure.
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