At the Bad Homburg Open it caught the next prominent name: Elina Switolina lost a three-set thriller against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Elina Switolina from Ukraine left the round of 16 at the tennis tournament in Bad Homburg. The former third of the world ranking was defeated by Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia on Tuesday in a competitive three-set match after almost two and a half hours 6: 4, 4: 6: 7 (7: 9). Haddad Maia is now dealing with the Italian Jasmine Paolini.
In the quarter -finals of the lawn event there is also the Russian Jekaterina Alexandrowa, who after 2:14 hours the Greek Maria Sakkari 6: 3, 6: 7 (2: 7), 6: 3. Her next opponent is the five-time Grand Slam tournament winner Iga Swiatek from Poland.
German players have already left
The top-occupied WTA tournament in Bad Homburg is endowed with a good million US dollars and the dress rehearsal for the classic lawn in Wimbledon, which begins on Monday. German players are no longer present at the tournament in the spa town. Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund were eliminated in the first round.
