Patricia Sieg stopped in the first round of the “WTA 250” competition in Cleveland, the Romanian was defeated in two sets by the fourth favorite Kateryna Alexandrova.

Patricia Sieg, defeated by Kateryna Aleksandrova at the WTA in Cleveland

Ranked 705th in the world, Sigg succumbed after an hour and 16 minutes of play, 6-1, 6-4.

In the next round, Aleksandrova (22 WTA) will meet the winner of the match between Emma Navarro (57 WTA) and Oleksandra Sasnovych (68 WTA).

Know:

• For participating in the first round, Patricia will receive a check for $2,930 and one WTA point.

• Romania in Cleveland is also represented by Ana Bohdan (59 WTA), who will meet Ukrainian Angelina Kalinina (28 WTA, favorite 5) in the first round.

Tennis in the Land (Cleveland) is a WTA 250 tournament that will be held from August 20 to 26 with a total prize pool of $271,363. The first editions were won by Anette Kontaveit (2021) and Ludmila Samsonova (2022).