Lea Ghirardi vs Naoko Kijimuta — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Ghirardi L.1-6 7-5 6-1
Kijimuta N.
Ghirardi L.
1762
Kijimuta N.
6511
Lea Ghirardi defeated Naoko Kijimuta 1-6 7-5 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naoko Kijimuta came in defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Lea Ghirardi dropped the opening set before beating Naoko Kijimuta 1–6 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast