by The Briton emerged victorious in a tight encounter that finished after two extended straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. She will proceed to the quarter-finals where she faces Eudice Chong.
How it Unfolded
Anna Brogan opened on serve and though she had gamepoint in hand, Curmi forced a deuce before taking the first available break point in the game to secure an early advantage. Though Brogan raced to a 0-40 lead in the next game, Curmi cancelled all three breakpoints before securing the hold. The Maltese was sharp in the driving seat, earning the comfort of a double break in the following game to lead by 3-0.
However, Brogan kept up her resolve and reversed the narrative in the next three games to even the score at 3-3. All three games went to deuce, with the last one going through five deuces before the Briton won the game by converting her third break point. Despite this, Curmi switched pace and secured a break back in the next game, before holding on serve to nudge forward 5-3.
The Briton held relatively comfortably to maintain just the difference of a single break and to keep the set alive. She then levelled things as Curmi attempted to serve out the set, breaking to love to extend it at 5-5. As Brogan returned on serve, Curmi earned two break-points but Brogan cancelled both before holding with the first deuce. Using her momentum, the Briton secured the all-important break to take the first set 7-5.
Anna Brogan opened on serve in one of the longest games in the match. It took six deuces before the game ended in favour of the Maltese who secured an early break in a set she needed to win. Despite this, the Briton evened things in the next game with a break to love.
The two players managed to hold serve following that. Though both players came under threats of a break multiple times, neither could convert. At 5-5, it was Brogan who served the first game in the extended set. Though Curmi forced a deuce, she did not manage to get a look at another break point. With a 6-5 advantage, the Briton then piled pressure on the Maltese by earning two match points. Though Curmi erased one with a driven forehand, the Briton opened up the court even wider in the next point, forcing a sliced return that hit the net and confirmed the victory in her favour.
Next Match
Anna Brogan thus leads the head-to-head 1-0 with the victory. She moves into the quarter-final stage, where she will face world number 245 Eudice Chong. The Hong-Kong native beat wildcard Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales in straight sets 7-6(10-7), 6-3.
Photos: Deea Buzdugan / Anna Brogan via X
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