Day 2 in Prague with Valentova, Krejcikova, Joint & more | WTA Match Highlights

Excellent from Bartunkova. Sensational from Bartunkova. What a point. She celebrates the first break of the match. Outstanding from Bartunkova. She's in her rhythm now. That backhand is doing some serious damage. Superb. Great point construction there from Bartunkova. Well, that is the best of Bartunkova there. And just like that, we head to a deciding set. Bartunkova. Bartunkova playing her way into this game. A comeback victory for the fourth seed in Prague. She was in real trouble, Nikola Bartunkova. Local player before losing to Tamara Korpach. That's an outstanding point from both players. Parry didn't do a lot wrong, did she there? It was a little casual, but she gets away with it. Does have some of the best hands, doesn't she, on the WTA Tour? I think that's fair to say. Smart play. Not only getting to that ball nice and early, but also creating the short backhand angle. No problem with that. That is child's play for Diane Parry. Maijontama made her WTA Tour main draw debut five years ago now. It was at the Chicago Full Tennis Classic. She qualified. Sensational. Oh, well done. She played it a little bit safe on the second drive volley. She was four-love down, Hontama, in the third set. Won the next five games, had a match point and lost it. Oh, it's so good. And it had to be, because Parry guessed right. That's too good. She pushes Parry out wide on that backhand side, where the Frenchwoman is forced to slice back. Oh, it's too good. What a display from Maijontama. I wonder if that's her best match win of the year, just based on performance alone. Absolutely outstanding from the qualifier. Gave the seventh seed from France no chance at all in that second set. 6-4, six-love victory is hers, Maijontama. A statement of intent then from Alexander Asasnovic. She's broken. Oh, great recovery. Staring at break points. What I like about Alexander Asasnovic is the length that she gets with her forehands. Oh, well played. That's such a hard shot. A running volley, that's what I call it. Oh, that was lovely. Too easy moonball. And Maria Timofeeva knew it. The long arms of Alexander Asasnovic. Maria Timofeeva could not get her foot into this match whatsoever. Their second meeting in the main draw between Maria Timofeeva and Alexander Asasnovic has gone the way of Maria Timofeeva. Where she struggled for a couple of games. Brilliant from Hon. What a point. That's brilliant from Valentova. She's so good at getting that angle on the backhand. Superb return from Valentova. Magnificent from Valentova. What a point. An impressive win for Teresa Valentova. A competitive start to the match. It was tight in the early stages, but then what a rally. And how about that for a way to break back in this opening set. Magnificent. Nice. Really nice. She laid a trap. Stunning tennis. Yes, you deserve an ovation for that. It was brilliant. What a remarkable set. Oh, it catches the line, and Anna Blinkova is right back in this match. That is a spectacular response to losing that opening set and having three set points in it. A remarkable blockbuster of a battle is finally claimed by Sara Bailik. It was a thriller, pure and simple. Both women playing at the peak of their powers. And in the end, it's gorgeous scooped forehand. That's big. And she just holds on to that ball so well. No idea where it's going. Lovely angle on that volley. It's been so far totally in control of that point from start to finish. More than good enough to finish off a rapid opening set. Just half an hour is all it took for Barbara Krajicova to impose herself on this opening round match. Expansive forehand to get her back in this set and back on serve, but a wince and a grimace. The champion in Athens is off and running this week, and Barbara Krajicova gets the win against a familiar foe across the net. Beautifully done that. It was not an easy drive volley, slightly on the back foot. Used to take squash rackets to hit on the tennis courts. That was in Detroit, Michigan. Oh, what an outstanding point. A highlight so far. Very fine junior, which is the Roland Garros final. Oh, that is so beautifully put together. What a point for Maya Joint. It is wide, and it is the first set for Maya Joint. The Australian comes through it, and that is a catastrophic final service game for Maya Joint. Maybe not well enough to play here in Prague, unfortunately. Oh, it's landed in. Even Laura Sampson couldn't believe it. Oh, that is sensational. Maya Joint was about to go to the net and shake hands. One more. Maya Joint is the winner of a very competitive match here on court one. A round one encounter that she was the big favorite to come through. But given recent results, nothing is guaranteed. Oh, that is outstanding from Jana Kováčkova. And she'll be involved in the main draw of the US Open. And that's too much for Sarah Rudy to run down. Brilliant work from Kováčkova. She's played a huge amount of tennis, 20 matches at senior level. Oh, beautifully struck. Just reads the game so well. Oh, at times she's been mind-blowingly good. It wasn't a bad lob, actually. And that drop shot, a little undercooked. So the first set goes the way of the tie. Oh, well, that's extraordinary. Tara Rudy, how good on the defense. She sat back, she waited. Well, that's too well played. On the 4th of May, 2026, right before this year's Roland Garros. And well had, or very, very tough, actually. Oh, and it's an awful ending to the sets. But she gets it done on the second match point. That was a difficult encounter. Thailand's number one, Vanana. Tara Rudy gets it done in the end. Strong start, two points in a row. Gotta wonder why Gao didn't hit a lob. Can you believe it? I think for a second, Lily Tagger thought she'd finish it off with an overhead smash. And Lily Tagger then wraps up set number one with a dominant scoreline, 6-2. Oh, that's a great return. What a point from Lily Tagger really sums her up. She needed two match points. She saved two break points. But for the first time, Lily Tagger has booked her place into round two.