{"id":278825,"date":"2023-01-19T03:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/19\/australian-open-qualifier-katie-volynets-stuns-ninth-seed-veronika-kudermetova-to-reach-third-round-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T03:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:37:38","slug":"australian-open-qualifier-katie-volynets-stuns-ninth-seed-veronika-kudermetova-to-reach-third-round-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/19\/australian-open-qualifier-katie-volynets-stuns-ninth-seed-veronika-kudermetova-to-reach-third-round-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open: Qualifier Katie Volynets stuns ninth seed Veronika Kudermetova to reach third round | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-97115100,imgsize-36064.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>MELBOURNE: Qualifier <!-- -->Katie Volynets<!-- --> stunned ninth seed <!-- -->Veronika Kudermetova<!-- --> 6-4 2-6 6-2 on Thursday to storm into the <!-- -->Australian Open<!-- --> third round and continue the good start for American players at the year&#8217;s opening Grand Slam.<br \/>In only her sixth main draw appearance at a Grand Slam, the world number 113 is the first U.S. qualifier to reach the third round in women&#8217;s singles at Melbourne Park since three-times major winner Lindsay Davenport in 1993.<br \/>The 21-year-old she had the &#8220;chills&#8221; after grinding out the biggest victory of her career in her first match against a top-10 player.<br \/>&#8220;Suddenly, you get match point and it&#8217;s like &#8216;wow I&#8217;ve got match point against the ninth seed&#8217;,&#8221; Volynets said in her on-court interview. &#8220;You just start going for it and let whatever happens happen.<br \/>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never played in a stadium this packed and that many people keeping the energy up for me. 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