MATCH SUMMARY
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Tiffany won her 2nd round qualifying match today at the US Open. She
defeated the #4 seed, Tszvetana Pironkova: 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Tiffany played her match on court 6 which is adjacent to the Arthur
Ashe Stadium court.

Tiffany had a great match and used her fitness and mental toughness
to wear down and frustrate her opponent. At the end of the match
Pironkova could barely hit balls back.

Tiffany fought off an early break of serve in the third set and took
over the match at 2-2. Tiffany won the next four games to take the
match.

Game, Set, Match, Ms. Dabek!!!

MATCH DETAILS
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The entourage was on hand again to root Tiffany on. Alex's brother
joined us - he flew in from Brazil this morning!

Tiffany's match was the second of the day on Court 6. Tiffany had a
good practice session on Court 5 at 10 am.

Tiffany started the match strong. Tiffany mixed up the pace of her
shots to perfection. Pironkova was thrown off by Tiffany's smart
tactics.

The entourage recruited several fans to join them. Chants of "U-S-A,
U-S-A, U-S-A!!!" were heard as well as "TIFF-A-NY!, TIFF-A-NY!, TIFF-
A-NY!"

Tiffany easily won the first set 6-3 and had the momentum going into
the second set. As with her first-round match, her opponent took a
bathroom break at the end of the first set.

Tiffany cooled off a little to start the second set and was broken,
albeitly due to a horrible line call on the baseline (her opponent
hit a ball two inches out on the baseline at 30-40).

Tiffany fought back to 4-5, but her opponent held serve to take the
third set.

The momentum had shifted as Pironkova broke Tiffany to open the third
set...then the entourage took over. We urged Tiffany on to fight the
fight and she responded.

Tiffany broke serve and eventually got to 2-all. Tiffany's
outstanding fitness again paid off. Her opponent is 7 years younger
than her, but it was Pironkova that was sucking air every point.

With nothing left in the tank, Pironkova lost the next 4 games. In
fact she was so tired at 5-2 that she could barely hit the ball back
into play.

The excitement from the fans was contagious. The court was packed
and the New York crowd loved rooting for Tiffany.

Game, Set, Match, Ms. Dabek!

Tiffany will now face Maria Fernanda Alves tomorrow in the third
round of qualifying at 11:00 am on Court 11.

GO TIFF!