Valentina Sassi vs Ainhoa Goni Blanco — US Open Q128
US Open · WTA · Q128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2001 ·
hard
Sassi V.6-3 6-1
Goni Blanco A.
Sassi V.
662
Goni Blanco A.
310
Valentina Sassi defeated Ainhoa Goni Blanco 6-3 6-1 in the US Open q128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ainhoa Goni Blanco came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Valentina Sassi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Valentina Sassi dropped just 4 games past Ainhoa Goni Blanco.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-01 | Girona 50K | R16 | clay | Ainhoa Goni Blanco | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2001-09-17 | Lecce 25K | SF | clay | Ainhoa Goni Blanco | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-06-11 | Grado 25K | R16 | clay | Valentina Sassi | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2000-07-17 | Fontanafredda 25K | R16 | clay | Valentina Sassi | 6-3 4-6 6-0 |
| 2000-06-05 | Galatina 25K | R32 | clay | Ainhoa Goni Blanco | 6-4 6-2 |
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast