World Open: Qualifying Round 1

Today I played Nayelly Hernandez from Mexico. As to be expected I was slightly nervous but I managed to turn that into concentration and started the match really well. I managed to put my opponent on the back foot from the start and quickly leapt to a 10-0 lead in the first game before taking it 11-2. It was a similar story in the second which I won 11-1. In the 3rd she got into the match more and played some nice shots but I kept my concentration and composure to take the game 11-6 and move into the 2nd Round of Qualifying tomorrow. I will be playing Nour el Sherbini from Egypt, who has gone up to 29th in the most recent world rankings. It will be a really tough match but I showed today I am playing well so hopefully we will have a really good match!