Milan Tyson made her Eddie Herr debut in the 14s girls qualifying.
Her first match was on Wednesday and she won 60 60 vs a girl named Safiya Zhelombayeva who is from Bradenton, the same town the Eddie Herr is contested.
In round two, Tyson, from Henderson, NV, continued her winning form by beating another Florida girl named Aurelia Zaffuto 64 60.
Needing to win two more qualifying round matches to make the main draw, Tyson then met the 12th seed of the qualifying draw Arina Denisenko, from Pompano Beach, FL. Tyson won the first set 63, then lost the second 36, to force a 10-point super tiebreaker which she ended up losing 7-10.
So it was a good, positive experience for Milan Tyson at one of the biggest junior tournaments in the world where some of the best juniors on the planet converge to play.
And yes, Mike Tyson was present to observe the action for all three of Milan’s matches which were played on hard courts.
Milan wore dark blue Nike top and skirt, Nike socks and adidas shoes. She plays with a Head racquet.
The entry fee into the tournament is $150. The tournament plays boys and girls singles and doubles in the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s divisions. Each singles draw is a 64 draw size. So it’s an enormous tournament staged at the gigantic IMG Academy complex in Bradenton.
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