Monday, october 23nd, 2023.- Chilean tennis player Fernanda Labraña (398th in the WTA ranking) turned the match around and defeated the Dominican Kelly Williford (1,170th) with scores of 4-6, 6-1, and 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes at the Court Central of the Estadio Nacional.

The match started in favor of the Dominican representative, who capitalized on the inconsistency of the local athlete to take the first set 6-4.

However, in the second set, Labraña began to gain an advantage with her serve and took advantage of her opponent's errors, breaking Williford's serve three times in the set, closing it out 6-4.

In the final set, the Chilean quickly took a 3-0 lead, but Williford fought back to make it 4-3. Nevertheless, Labraña reacted and secured two break points, ultimately closing out the match with a 6-4 victory.

In the round of sixteen, the Chilean tennis player will face the winner of the match between the Argentine María Lourdes Carle (146th) and the Uruguayan Taly Licht (unranked in the WTA), which will be played on Tuesday starting at 11:00 a.m. local time.

Written by Pedro Marín; translated by Rocio Rojas / Photosport

Photo by Daniel Apuy/Santiago 2023 vía Photosport