Giulia Casoni vs Desislava Topalova — Southampton 25K Round of 16

Southampton 25K · ITF · Round of 16
ITA
Giulia Casoni
48 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2003 ·
hard
BUL
Desislava Topalova
48 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
Casoni G.
7-6 6-2
Topalova D.
Casoni G.
7862
Topalova D.
6620

Giulia Casoni defeated Desislava Topalova 7-6 6-2 in the Southampton 25K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Desislava Topalova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Giulia Casoni had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Giulia Casoni claimed a first win over Desislava Topalova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Giulia Casoni closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-12NiceQ16carpetDesislava Topalova7-5 2-6 6-4

Draw