[4] Valentina Ivanov (NZL) v Valentina Losciale (ITA)

Valentina Ivanov was the first New Zealander in action in Leiria, about an hour and a half north of Lisbon, when she faced Valentina Losciale in the first round of qualifying.  It was the Italian who served first, and the opening game just kept going and going, through deuce after deuce, with the only highlight…