Continues his performances in the singles draw of the junior Australian Open, Ukrainian Serhiy Bubka Jr. Today in the round of 16 he defeated Ryan Sweeting – 6-4, 7-6 (7-1).
Serhiy's victory was driven by his active attacking play – with an equal number of unforced errors (32 to 34), Serhiy won 26 points through his attacking actions compared to 10 for his opponent. We also note the high percentage of points won on successful first serves – 27 of 32, which is 84 percent. The Ukrainian also outperformed his opponent in aces – 10 to 2 respectively.
Eliminated from the fight for the trophy is Donetsk native Olha Savchuk. Her loss to unseeded Tamira Paszek of Australia is an unpleasant surprise. The score by sets – 3-6, 2-6. Recall that Olha was the fourth seed at this tournament.