Miyazaki: First Grand Slam win is ‘huge’ monetary increase to profession
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ritain’s Lily Miyazaki stated her first ever Grand Slam victory will make an enormous monetary distinction to her future within the sport.
The 27-year-old beat Margarita Betova of Russia 6-3, 6-3 within the opening spherical of the US Open, a victory meaning she is going to rise to simply exterior the world’s high 150 and is assured $123,000 (£98,600) for reaching the second spherical.
Miyazaki stated she had been discussing the cash with fellow Briton, Jodie Burrage, who performs her first-round match on Tuesday.
“I haven’t looked at the prize money breakdown,” she stated, earlier than being informed precisely what she had earned. “That’s not too bad. Yeah, for sure it definitely helps financially and obviously points-wise with my ranking.
“I think the financial side is huge, because obviously tennis is a very expensive sport. We travel around a lot. Yeah, maybe now I can travel a bit more with a coach, things like that. Because when I’m playing at the ITF level I tend to travel on my own.”
At 27, Miyazaki was taking part in in the primary draw of a slam for simply the second time, having competed at Wimbledon final 12 months. And after a sluggish begin, when she was damaged to path 3-1, she confirmed the sort of kind that took her by means of the qualifying occasion.
From 3-1 down, she gained 5 straight video games, focusing on the Betova forehand, taking returns early and taking part in good tennis all through to take the opening set.
Betova, who was ranked as excessive as No 41 underneath her maiden identify, Gasaparyan, had no reply to Miyazaki’s sport and although the Russian saved one match level, she held serve to shut out the match.
Born in Japan, Miyazaki answered some questions on the finish of her press convention in Japanese, however she’ll be hoping to name on her expertise in dwelling in Switzerland when she performs Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in spherical two.
“I’m really looking forward to it,” she stated. “She’s a great player obviously. Actually funny, when I lived in Switzerland, I played her when I was about nine years old and she must have been about seven or eight.
“I remember even back then she was taking the ball so early, half volleying, drive volleying, everything. Yeah, I expect a really tough match.”