Tallinn fifth seed Olena Ostapenko exited the WTA 250 in the first round after losing in three sets to Kaia Kanepi.
Olena Ostapenko lost to Kaya Kanepi in the first round of WTA Tallinn
Roland Garros-2017 champion, the Latvian lost to the hosts after an hour and 50 minutes of play, the score 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Kanepi also led 5-0, 40-0 in the return match, but needed six set points to take the match to a decider.
A very difficult opponent for any player on the circuit (she is known for often eliminating the favorites at Grand Slam tournaments), Canepi will face Anne Lee 62 WTA in the Round of 16).
The joy of the native city uD83DuDE0A@KanepiKaia finds her form to beat Ostapenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in her opening match in Tallinn!#WTATallinnOpen pic.twitter.com/qQQjMuWPIA
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2022
The Tallinn Open takes place from September 26 to October 2, is part of the WTA 250 category, is played on hard, has a total prize pool of $251,750, and the number one seed Anette Kontaveit (4 WTA, home favorite) .
Source: Hot News RO
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