The first surprise of the day at the Catalonia Open WTA 125 in Lleida is Guiomar Maristany, who eliminated the Japanese Nao Hibino, number 85 in the world ranking, in three sets (6/4 1/6 6/1) thanks to a very solid game from the baseline.
The prestigious victory in CT Lleida for Maristany, who entered the final draw with an invitation from the tournament.
Another Catalan representative of the main draw, Rebecca Masarovashe bowed out in the first round after losing to young 19-year-old Russian tennis player Erika Andreeva also in three sets (3/6 7/5 7/6) and more than three hours of play.
Too many unforced errors in the decisive moments took their toll on Masarova, who had the duel hard in one set up and 3/2 in favor in the second.
Carlota Martinez She is also on the verge of going through the round after a competitive match against Lina Gjorcheska (3/6 7/5 6/1).
The second seed of the tournament, Katerina Siniakova, just keep going. The Czech eliminated American Alycia Parks with a comfortable 6/2 6/4 in an hour and a half game.
The fifth favorite, the Chinese Xiyu Wang, also played, however, in this case he did not succeed the Serbian Dejana Radanovic (1/6 6/3 6/4). Croatian Lucija Ciric Bagaric also reached the round of 16 after defeating French Oceane Dodin (6/4 6/4).
Source: La Verdad
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