Bulgarian best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva defeated Russian Alina Jidkova in Melbourne, making it to the third round of Australian Open. Photo by www.magdalena-maleeva.net
Following her victory over Magui Serna of Spain, Bulgaria's best tennis player Magdalena Maleeva managed to overcome Russian Alina Jidkova, ranked 54 in the world.
She won in two long sets 6-4 7-5.
Maggie's third round match will be against the winner of the game between the 11th seed Russian Nadia Petrova and Austrian Sarah Ferguson.
Maleeva is Bulgaria's only hopeful in the tournament after Sesil Karatantcheva dropped from it.