Maja Chwalinska, the No. 5 seed, beat Rebecca Šramková in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore, 6-4, 6-2. The win sent Chwalinska into the second round.
The match was decided in two sets
The first set went to Chwalinska, 6-4. In the second, the gap in games grew larger: Šramková won two games, while Chwalinska closed out the set 6-2 and the match 2:0.
According to api.tennis, the match lasted 78 minutes. Chwalinska did not hit a single ace and committed one double fault, while Šramková had one ace and one double fault. On first serve, Chwalinska won 29 points out of 40, Šramková: 16 out of 25.
On break points, Chwalinska converted 4 of 6 chances, Šramková: 1 of 5. The overall points total also favored the winner: 64 to 42.
In the head-to-head, api.tennis lists one match: Chwalinska's 6-4, 6-2 win over Šramková. Chwalinska's path through the tournament also includes matches against Alexandra Oliynykova (6-0, 6-1) and Elise Mertens (6-2, 6-2).