She described her first match since losing the US Open final in September as “solid” rather than spectacular. “Spent a long time off from tournament play, match play, so solid is pretty good. It’s a great start to build on,” she said after sealing her 6-3, 6-2 victory with her eighth ace against the 99th-ranked Giorgi. But at 3-3 in the first set, Williams found her range and from there on the result was never in doubt. Unlike Williams, Anisimova said she felt quite at home in the Auckland wind.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2020 08:26 UTC