WTA Beijing: Eva Lys fails at the start against Jelena Ostapenko
The German Eva Lys , who fought her way through qualification at the WTA Tour 1000 event in Beijing, failed at the start of the main competition to the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko .
by SID
last edit: Oct 01, 2023, 12:53 pm
Qualifier Eva Lys missed a surprise at the WTA tournament in Beijing. The 21-year-old from Hamburg lost to world number 16. Jelena Ostapenko 6:2, 3:6, 2:6. Lys kept the duel with the former French Open winner open for a long time and only had to admit defeat to the Latvian after 1:56 hours.
Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) is the only German in the second round of the $8.1 million top tournament in the Chinese capital. The 36-year-old had already won her opening game on Saturday against Martina Trevisan (Italy) in two sets and will now face either the former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) or the local hero Zheng Qinwen.
Lys (WTA No. 122) had qualified for the main draw of a WTA tournament in the 1000 category for the first time and fought doggedly to reach the second round. She last achieved that at the US Open. At the end of August, Lys won her first Grand Slam match in New York and moved closer to the top 100 in the world rankings.