Joanna Garland defeated Ellen Perez in the first qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore on hard courts, 6-1 6-2. The victory kept Garland in the qualifying draw.
The match was decided in two sets
In the first set, Garland took six games, while Perez managed only one. In the second set, the scoreline was closer only in terms of the number of games won by Perez, but the set also went to Garland: 6-2.
According to api.tennis, the match lasted 57 minutes. Garland served 3 aces to Perez's 1 and made 1 double fault compared with 2. On her first serve, she won 21 points out of 27, while Perez managed 9 out of 24.
Garland also held the edge on break points, converting 5 of 10 chances compared with 1 of 4 for Perez. The total points won were 58 to 31.
This was their first meeting in the records, with Garland now leading 1:0. Her tournament path also includes a win over Storm Hunter by 6-3 5-7 6-1.