After cancelling her return in Versmold, Germany, earlier this month, former world No.7 Patty Schyder played her first competitive match in more than four years at 25K Darmstadt on Wednesday, with her seven-month old daughter Kim Ayla closely by her side, including during the Q&A with the media.
Thanks to Tennis Island’s in-depth account, we know that it was a tight three-setter against Sofiya Kovalets, in which Schnyder even served for the match at 5-3 in the second set, but two failed drop shots brought her opponent back to life and Schnyder eventually lost 7-5 4-6 7-5.