Bulgaria Top Tennis Racket Pironkova with Surprising Hobart Win
Sports | January 11, 2009, Sunday
Bulgaria's top female tennis competitor Tsvetana Pironkova knocked out number 2 and 14th in the world rank list Patty Schnyder at the Hobart Open Sunday. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria's top female tennis competitor Tsvetana Pironkova had a surprising victory in the first round of the Hobart International in Australia Sunday.
Pironkova knocked out number 2 and 14th in the world rank list Patty Schnyder by 6-2, 6-4.
The 30-year-old Schnyder received a code violation for unsportsmanlike behavior late in the second set for audible obscenities after a prolonged argument with the chair umpire over a line call.
"To beat the number 14 is a big win, I've only had three or four top 20 wins so this is a big win for me," Pironkova said.
Schnyder, a player's representative for the Australian Open lead up event in Hobart, refused to shake the chair umpire's hand before complaining later about the officiating and the court.
Pironkova knocked out number 2 and 14th in the world rank list Patty Schnyder by 6-2, 6-4.
The 30-year-old Schnyder received a code violation for unsportsmanlike behavior late in the second set for audible obscenities after a prolonged argument with the chair umpire over a line call.
"To beat the number 14 is a big win, I've only had three or four top 20 wins so this is a big win for me," Pironkova said.
Schnyder, a player's representative for the Australian Open lead up event in Hobart, refused to shake the chair umpire's hand before complaining later about the officiating and the court.
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