The pair of Alex Guaraci (Chile) / Monica Niculescu (Romania) left the “WTA 1000” tournament in Montreal after losing in the first round of the doubles.

Monica NiculescuPhoto: Mutsu Kawamori / AFLO / Profimedia

The pair Guaraci – Niculescu was eliminated in the first round of WTA Montreal

They lost in a super tie-break to Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway) / Ingrid Neel (Estonia), 6-3, 6(4)-7, 10-4.

The game lasted one hour and 47 minutes.

In the round of 16, Eckery and Neal will meet Kateryna Siniakova (Czech Republic) and Luisa Stefani (Brazil), the third favorites to win the trophy.

The Banque Nationale Omnium presented by Rogers will take place this year in Montreal from August 7 to 13, is part of the WTA 1000 category and offers $2,788,468 in prize money. Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula became untitled doubles champions.