“I have nothing to lose”: Bartůňková looks ahead to clash with star, wearing the Statue of Liberty on her nails
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- Czech player Nikola Bartůňková advanced at the US Open by defeating Germany’s Tatjana Maria in three sets.
- She recovered from losing the opening set to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.
- Rain had forced her first-round match to finish on Wednesday, before she played again on Thursday.
Nikola Bartůňková had barely finished her rain-delayed first US Open match before she had to return to the courts at Flushing Meadows. The Czech tennis player still found a way through, turning around her second-round contest against Germany’s Tatjana Maria.
Bartůňková lost the opening set in a tiebreak, but changed the course of the match to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-3. After the victory, she was delighted to have managed her second match at the season’s final Grand Slam.
The headline’s “I have nothing to lose” outlook accompanies a playful detail from the tournament: Bartůňková wore nails decorated with the Statue of Liberty.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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