Thursday, July 17, 2008

Mayr just in time to finish match; rain delays the rest

More rain was disturbing Day 4 at the Austrian tournament, and only wildcard Patricia Mayr was able to finish her match. Tomorrow, the day will be filled with matches and some players will have to play two matches in one day, and hopefully the rain won't mess anything up.

Patricia Mayr, who was given a wildcard to compete here, was in time to finish her match before the rain, and easily sent Rossana de los Rios packing in a straight sets victory, 63 63.

Having only ever played on the ITF Circuit and in Tour qualifying, what better place for Mayr to secure success on her Tour debut than in her home country. De los Ríos has been on the Tour for much of the past 17 years and has enjoyed considerable success, but Mayr was too much for the Paraguayan, who had reached the second round after Alizé Cornet retired from the tournament on Wednesday due to illness.

Fans and other spectators will be happy on Friday, as they will watch double the number of matches that are usually played. Friday will feature top seed Agnes Szavay, No. 3 seed Caroline Wozniacki, former top 20 players Karoline Sprem and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, and local stars Melanie Klaffner and last year's runner-up Yvonne Meusburger.

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