Tennis player Tatjana Maria was eliminated from the tournament in Stuttgart despite a competitive performance in the round of 16. Top player Iga Swiatek, on the other hand, has bought her ticket for the quarter-finals.
Tatjana Maria from Bad Saulgau gave everything in her home game – but it’s still over in the round of 16. The 35-year-old lost to the clearly favored Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia on Thursday in 99 minutes 6:7 (5:7), 4:6. “I saw that I could keep up. I had my chances, but unfortunately didn’t take them,” said Maria in an interview with SWR Sport. “I’m disappointed at the moment, but I have to see the positives.”
Fifth in the world rankings Garcia meets Russian Anastasiya Potapova on Friday. The clay court tournament continues without German participation. On Wednesday, Dortmund’s Jule Niemeier, who, like Maria, had been given a wild card for the main draw, lost in the first round to Kazakh Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakina.
Maria, currently number 71 in the world, was in the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time. She recently won her third WTA title in Bogotá, Colombia. “I was born in Bad Saulgau, lived in Stuttgart for years, it’s something very special for me,” said Maria. It was an honor for her to be there.
Iga Swiatek buys a ticket for the quarterfinals
The top Polish player Iga Swiatek had already reached the quarter-finals on Thursday. The world number one prevailed in 86 minutes 6: 1, 6: 4 against the Chinese Qinwen Zheng.
The next opponent of the 21-year-old is the Czech Karolina Pliskova on Friday. Swiatek is number one in Stuttgart. She won the title last year. The American Coco Gauff, on the other hand, was eliminated in the round of 16. The sixth in the world rankings was surprisingly clearly defeated by the Russian Anastassija Potapova 2: 6, 3: 6.
