20:59
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:6, 1:1
Maria actually has the right idea with the backhand longliner, the right corner is completely deserted. However, she starts too far and does not make a trick in the opposing service game. Pigossi got the decisive point with a nice arc lamp on the base line.
20:56
Maria – Pigossi 6:3, 3:6, 1:0
A net duel goes to Maria, who uses both hands for the decisive blow. The point is not only important in that the German wins the opening game, it is also irrelevant for morale.
20:54
Maria – Pigossi 6:3, 3:6, 0:0
With Tatjana Maria, not much goes together anymore. Your short stop gets stuck in the net. Unfortunately, there is a feeling that the underdog from Brazil is capable of an upset. She also seems convinced of a possible triumph.
20:52
sentence conclusion
Tatjana Maria made too many unforced errors in the first set, and the trend continued in the second set. The serves of the Germans are not breathtaking today either. After winning the title in the USA last Sunday, Maria does not seem to be in full possession of her strength. Laura Pigossi, on the other hand, acts courageously with modest means.
20:51
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:6
A return error by Maria gives Pigossi the set win. The Brazilian dives to the bench and rejoices with her teammates.
20:50
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:5
However, there is now the first set ball for Pigossi, who is now receiving significantly more traction than at the beginning of the set.
20:50
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:5
Now also a nice stopper from Maria, who hasn’t given up the second set yet.
20:48
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:5
Maria can still counter a stop ball with a quick advance. But Pigossi stays on the net and holds the racket in the passing shot. The Brazilian is wide awake.
20:47
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:5
Maria returns behind the baseline again and actually gives Pigossi another break. This forces Maria to rebreak immediately.
20:46
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:4
Maria plays it too despondent again and almost invites her South American opponent to score. Pigossi gets two break points.
20:45
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:4
This is annoying, Maria’s arc lamp sails just over the baseline. Even the Upper Swabian is currently not above all doubts.
20:41
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:4
Pigossi can increase the serve pressure again and keeps the service game. But this time it took more than five minutes.
20:40
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:3
A rally quickly pulls Maria to her side and finally gets the smash volley through to the right. There’s the break ball!
20:38
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:3
How did she get that down there? Pigossi hits over a deep ball from Maria and has to accept the equalizer in this game. Maria actually sniffs another break.
20:35
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:3
But that’s not the case, Pigossi acts more confidently in the game opening and forces Maria to make unplaced returns.
20:35
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 3:3
Maria equals again after games with a service winner. Another break should actually be possible if Pigossi continues to stumble with the serve.
20:33
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 2:3
But Maria is also struggling a lot. Nothing can be taken for granted at this stage of the match.
20:30
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 2:3
Maria’s backhand slice somehow turns in front of the baseline. Very strong point, Pigossi just looks behind.
20:29
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 2:3
There is indeed a direct chance for the rebreak! And it becomes reality, since Pigossi suddenly acts very hastily and sets the cross-return far too low.
20:27
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:3
Now Maria benefits from a net roller and clenches her fist. Normally one would probably apologise. But since Pigossi had previously kissed the net, Maria’s reaction is probably appropriate. 30 both.
20:26
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:3
The Brazilian also makes an avoidable forehand mistake. A direct rebreak would of course be something nice from a German point of view.
20:24
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:3
Maria can fend off two breakballs, but then her forehand slips just wide. Pigossi has the momentum on her side.
20:23
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:2
With a sharp longline winner, Pigossi gets three break points! That comes relatively out of nowhere.
20:21
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:2
Is the Brazilian getting going again? In the return game, she also dares to get close to the net and rewards herself with a volley thrown to the side.
20:19
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:2
Pigossi benefits from a net roller and thanks him with a kiss on the hand in the direction of the net.
20:17
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:1
Again such a competitive game, hardly anything goes under five minutes here. Pigossi is struggling with her serve, especially when she has to take a detour through the second.
20:15
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:1
Is that luck or skill? Maria’s longliner still somehow bumps up on the sidelines. Pigossi then returned out of bounds. Instead of Game Pigossi, it’s now the debut.
20:12
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:1
What a nice passing ball, everything was perfect! Sharp cross almost out of the splits. Tatjana Maria is currently the significantly better player, even if that is not reflected in the result in the second set.
20:08
Maria-Pigossi 6:3, 1:1
The serve pressure also works for Maria, at least for the first two points. Then the German still has to fight a bit, but pulls through the service game quite confidently.
20:07
Maria – Pigossi 6: 3, 0: 1
With a nice longline winner, Pigossi then gets the game through, this time the serve pressure was right.
20:05
Maria – Pigossi 6: 3, 0: 0
However, this has only been partially successful. As soon as the serve pressure eases up a little, Maria is there with her notorious slices.
20:04
Maria – Pigossi 6: 3, 0: 0
Pigossi is very aggressive in the second set, always looking for the way to the net.
20:02
Maria – Pigossi 6: 3, 0: 0
The second set begins with the Brazilian serving.
20:01
sentence conclusion
The match started disorganized. It took a while for Tatjana Maria to spot her opponent, but towards the end it all went like clockwork. And this despite the fact that Maria made significantly more errors with 19 unforced errors.
20:00
Mary – Pigossi 6:3
The Germans use the first one! Serve and forehand crosswinner is the combination.
19:59
Maria-Pigossi 5:3
Maria sets the course with a service winner and wins two set balls.
19:58
Maria-Pigossi 5:3
The video cube has to believe it again! Sometimes Maria seems a little too committed and thrashes the ball all the way to the arena roof.
19:57
Maria-Pigossi 5:3
Pigossi wins the game in no time at all. But maybe Maria is only sparing herself for her service game, with which she could now clear the sentence.
19:55
Mary – Pigossi 5:2
Pigossi now has to try new balls to prevent the early loss of the set. A good half hour has been played at the moment.
19:54
Mary – Pigossi 5:2
Maria now finds her best tennis, plays the next precise stop! The trip to the video cube was clearly the exception and only shows that the German really uses every corner of the hall.
19:52
Mary – Pigossi 4:2
A compliment from Tatjana Maria hits the video cube. But fortunately it holds up.
19:49
Mary – Pigossi 4:2
Maria forgives two breakballs, but as is well known, all good things come in threes! The two athletes mirror each other in a long rally, before Maria shifts to the right and finally makes the break clear with a sharp stop ball!
19:46
Mary – Pigossi 3:2
Pigossi makes two mistakes of his own and then lets Maria play him off coldly. That means three break points for the German!
19:45
Mary – Pigossi 3:2
Then an unreachable volley afterwards. Since the ball turns far to the left, Pigossi stretches in vain.
19:45
Mary – Pigossi 2:2
Next rapid network advance of the Germans. With what force does she hit the ball against Pigossi’s direction of travel!
19:43
Mary – Pigossi 2:2
Nice drop shot from Maria out of the sand. The native of Upper Swabia is getting stronger again.
19:41
Mary – Pigossi 2:2
Maria manages to get into the longer rally again, but a net roller thwarts her. Pigossi keeps the service game.
19:39
Mary – Pigossi 2:1
Great cross from Maria left into Winkeleck! This game is also competitive.
19:36
Mary – Pigossi 2:1
In the first individual, Anna-Lena Friedsam was still the German, who acted much more courageously, especially at the beginning. Here the Brazilian Laura Pigossi is surprisingly aggressive.
19:34
Mary – Pigossi 2:1
A 176 km/h ace and a service winner put Maria back on course.
19:33
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Long rally, at the end of which Maria plays another treacherous slice and surprises Pigossi with it! Break parried.
19:32
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Then Maria also uses a passing shot too far and gives her Brazilian opponent the first break chance.
19:31
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Aggressive attack from the net by Maria, but she puts the drop ball in the net. It’s getting back on track.
19:29
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Due to an avoidable mistake, Maria has to accept the compensation. There is tension here early on, unfortunately from a German point of view.
19:29
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Maria has to do a lot of running work on the baseline, but is then lucky that Pigossi misses a cross.
19:27
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
This is already a very crucial phase, because Pigossi seems to be adjusting better to Maria.
19:25
Mary – Pigossi 1:1
Pigossi still doesn’t manage to grab the points with the service. But she now manages to get into her favorite position with the forehand from the backhand corner. 1:1
19:23
Maria 1-0 Pigossi
Great slice return that totally surprises Pigossi. Maria has an equal chance for the break.
19:22
Maria 1-0 Pigossi
The next points confirm the picture. Maria seems highly motivated and concentrated, also brings the serve through powerfully and decides the service game for herself without losing a point.
19:20
Maria 0-0 Pigossi
Maria serves first and throws through an unconventional backhand longline winner. It is very fun to play, if you can already say that after one point.
19:20
The players warm up
It can’t be long before the second single starts this Friday.
19:06
Maria is favourite
Like Beatriz Haddad Maia, Laura Pigossi was born in São Paulo. The 28-year-old is currently experiencing her career high with world ranking positions around 100. Against the world number 71. However, Tatjana Maria starts the race as a slight underdog.
19:02
Maria already with two tournament wins in 2023
In 2023, which is still relatively young, Tatjana Maria has already won two titles. In January, she beat Uzbek Nigina Abduraimova on the hard court in Pune before beating Peyton Stearns in three sets in the WTA 250 tournament on the clay court in Bogotá. Maria caused a sensation at Wimbledon last year when she sensationally advanced to the semi-finals with victories against Sakkari, Ostapenko and teammate Niemeier.
18:57
Maria under pressure
It was a tough fight between Anna-Lena Friedsam and the favorite Beatriz Haddad Maia. For a long time Friedsam was the world number 14. impose their aggressive gait, but in the end it was Haddad Maia’s class that prevailed. Tatjana Maria is therefore already a little under pressure.
18:55
Welcome to Game Two!
After Anna-Lena Friedsam’s narrow opening defeat, Tatjana Maria is challenged against the Brazilian number two Laura Pigossi.