Bains pleased fitness prevails in first round of Wimbledon qualifying

Naiktha Bains believes staying power helped her get over the line after a hugely impressive victory in her opening match of Wimbledon Qualifying. Leeds player Bains, currently world No.311, shocked world No.183 Katerina Zavatska 4-6 6-2 6-3 to progress to the second round in Roehampton. Ad The 25-year-old was outgunned at times in the opening set, but was able to impose her game from then on, with her greater grass-court guile seeing her edge out her Ukrainian opponent.

US OpenVoice Notes: Jabeur and Tiafoe agree to play mixed doubles at US OpenAN HOUR AGO It was a strong performance overall by Bains, but she believes her ability to refocus after being broken to lose the opening set ultimately set her on the path to victory. «I was pretty happy with it, especially the second and third sets. I think I played my game a bit better in those sets execution wise,» she said.

«In the first I feel like I had a couple of chances earlier on to break. I feel like I could have, and who knows what would have happened if I had broken there. »At the end of the first set I was a bit disappointed with losing my serve fairly easily, but then I did well to refocus and get a decent lead in the second set.

It was all about keeping that momentum for me, so I'm glad I managed to do that. «I've been practicing well and I felt like I knew what I was doing. I knew what I wanted to do, I just wasn't executing quite the way I wanted.