Karolina Pliskova (ex-world leader) and Beatrice Haddad Maia (8th seed) left the “WTA 500” tournament in Eastbourne already at the 1/8 final stage.
Karolina Pliskova and Beatrice Haddad Maia were eliminated in the 1/8 finals of WTA Eastbourne
The 2017 and 2019 Eastbourne champion Pliskova (18 WTA) won the first set of her match against Daria Kasatkina 6-3 but lost the next 6-3, 6-3. The match lasted two hours.
Kasatkina (11 WTA, favorite 9) will play in the quarters against the winner of the match between Ana Bohdan (61 WTA) and Caroline Garcia (5 WTA, favorite 2).
Over the past three seasons, Daria has qualified for the quarterfinals in five grass court tournaments – she is the only WTA player to do so.
Daria Kasatkina’s big victory!
She claimed just her second top 20 win of 2023, defeating two-time champion Karolina Pliskova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals in Eastbourne.
Missed a break in the deciding match, but turned it around with a smart game! pic.twitter.com/2iNJES15Uy
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) June 28, 2023
Also on Wednesday, Beatrice Haddad Maia (13 WTA) was forced to retire as she led 6-4, 3-2 against Petra Martic (30 WTA).
The athlete from Croatia will fight for a place in the semifinals with the winner of the match between China’s Xia Wang (73 WTA) and American Madison Keys (25 WTA).
Beatrice Haddad Maia loses to Petri Martic 4-6, 2-3 due to injury
It’s so hard to see Bea’s grass season unfold like this.
Last year, the grass was special for her.
She just wants to be healthy…
Let’s hope and pray that she can play at Wimbledon.
Get well soon, Bia ❤️ pic.twitter.com/z1Ra6ODukv
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 28, 2023
The tournament in Eastbourne belongs to the WTA 500 category and offers a total of $780,637 in prize money. The title champion is Petra Kvitova. It will be held from June 26 to July 1.
Source: Hot News
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