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Volynets, a native of Walnut Creek, Calif., was
broken twice in the first set but responded by immediately
breaking Andreeva on both occasions. She then faced an early 3-1
deficit in the second set before going on to win the final four
games en route to the sweep.
"I was honestly so zoned in that I didn't comprehend that I was
facing set points against me," Volynets said. "I found that even
when I was down a break, I had good ideas. I just wasn't
executing."
It took 2 hours, 7 minutes for Volynets to oust Andreeva, who
went 0-for-6 when it came to saving break points.
Andreeva's sister, Erika, was also in action on Wednesday. Her
match against the United States' Danielle Collins was suspended
due to weather.
German Angelique Kerber showed a different form of resiliency in
the first round to knock off Petra Martic of Croatia 6-3, 6-4.
Kerber had been in a rut since returning from maternity leave in
January, dropping six of her first seven matches back.
Following the victory, Kerber had a message for her daughter.
"It's crazy how fast one year went," Kerber said. "The message
for her would be just follow your heart, enjoy what you love and
dream big."
Another German, Tatjana Maria, toppled the Netherlands' Arantxa
Rus 7-6 (5), 6-2. However, Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan got
the best of Germany's Tamara Korpatsch, 6-2, 6-3.
Other winners Wednesday included American Bernarda Pera, Camila
Giorgi of Italy, Japan's Mai Hontama, Czech Marie Bouzkova and
Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia. Giorgi downed Great Britain's
Katie Boulter, who just won a title in San Diego.
Seven more matches were scheduled for later Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
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