Daria Snigur defeated Tereza Valentova 7-6(13), 6-3 in the first round in Prague, winning a tight opening set in a tiebreak before pulling away in the second. Snigur's resilience under pressure proved decisive: she saved 7 of 10 break points faced (70%) while converting 4 of 10 chances, compared to Valentova's 55% save rate.
The first set featured a flurry of breaks: Valentova broke at 4-2, Snigur replied at 4-3, then Valentova broke again at 5-3 only for Snigur to level at 5-4. The set went to a tiebreak where Snigur edged it 7-6. In the second set, Valentova broke first at 1-0, but Snigur broke back immediately at 1-1. The decisive break came at 3-5 when Snigur broke to serve out the set.
Snigur's first-serve percentage (64%) was slightly better than Valentova's (62%), and she won 60% of points behind it. Despite hitting no aces to Valentova's two, Snigur committed fewer double faults (4 to 6) and won 44 service points to 40. She also won more points overall (80-77), clinching the match in straight sets.