Tin-Tin Ho picked up two good 3-0 wins, including against second seed Natalia Bajor, to move into the last 16 of the Women’s Singles at the WTT Feeder Parma in Italy.
Ho (WR 250) won the first three points to set the tone against Poland’s Bajor (WR 64) and she pulled away to win the first 11-5, but she had more of a battle from then on.
In the second, it was a run of four points from 6-7 which set up an 11-8 scoreline in her favour, while in the third she trailed 8-4 before embarking on a run of five. The match was still not over as Ho saw Bajor save a match point, but she took her second chance.
Ho next plays 14th seed Tatiana Kukulkova (WR 121) of Slovakia in the last 16 on Tuesday at 11.45am UK time, on Table 1. Watch on the WTT YouTube channel.
Earlier, Ho beat Lee Seojin (WR 407) of South Korea in the round of 64. Ho lost the first four points of the match but then kicked into gear, winning the next five and pulling clear from then on to win the game 11-7.
She was in front for most of the second game but saw Lee save two game points before she took her third chance to seal it 12-10.
It was also 12-10 in the third, though this time Ho saved a game point before taking her chance and ending the match.
Results
Women’s Singles
Round of 64
Tin-Tin Ho bt Lee Seojin (KOR) 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 12-10)
Round of 32
Ho bt Natalia Bajor (POL) 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 12-10)