“Donna Vekic defeated Diana Schneider and made it to the 1/8 finals of the major”, — write: sport.ua
In the 3rd round, the Croatian defeated the 13th ranked player in the world in three sets Diana Schneider in 2 hours and 58 minutes.
Australian Open 2025. Round of 16
Diana Schneider [12] – Donna Vekich (Croatia) [18] – 6:7 (4:7), 7:6 (7:3), 5:7
In the deciding game, Schneider won 5:3 and served for the match, but Vekich managed to make a comeback, taking 4 games in a row and closing the match.
This was the second meeting of the rivals. In 2024, Donna lost to Diana in the final of the grass tournament in Bad Homburg.
Vekich is playing at the Australian Open for the 13th time and reached the 4th round for the third time. Her best result is the quarter-finals in 2021.
Vekich’s next opponent will be another “neutral” Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (WTA 32).
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2025
