(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Beatriz Haddad Maia broke into the top-10 of the WTA rankings for the first time in her career on 12th June. On Tuesday, 13th June, the Brazilian lost in the first round of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham. Ukrainian lucky loser Diana Snigur upset the world no.
10 in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in just 78 minutes. Haddad Maia who reached the French Open semi-finals just last week had taken a wildcard to play the year’s first tournaments on grass. The transition from one surface to the other, however, seemed to have been too quick for her to cope up with.
Incidentally, the left-hander was the defending champion in the British tournament. Meanwhile, Snigur will play another wildcard in Briton Katie Boulter. Boulter won a British derby against qualifier Emily Appleton 6-1, 6-3 in 71 minutes.
Rothesay Open: Maria Sakkari’s grass season begins well
Top seed Maria Sakkari, who played her first-round match on Monday, advanced to the round-of-16. The Greek who lost in the first round of the French Open to eventual finalist, Karolina Muchova started her run on grass with a 6-2, 7-6(6) win over Xiyu Wang.
The world no. 8 needed an hour and 42 minutes to get the match done….
