Jacqueline Christian does not start the season in the best way in the WTA tournament: after the elimination in the first round in Auckland, our athlete also suffered a defeat in the first round of the tournament qualification in Hobart.

Jacqueline Christian was defeated in the first round of the WTA qualifiers in Hobart

The 11th favorite in the qualification Christian (87 WTA) lost after an hour and 23 minutes of play to Australian Kimberly Birrell (115 WTA), the score 6-4, 6-4.

Jacqueline led with a break in the first set (4-1), but lost the next five games. Then in the return match, the Romanian had the score 4-3, but could not take advantage of the table.

Know:

• Birell will fight for a place in the main draw with Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (64 WTA, second favorite in the qualification).

• For her presence in Hobart, Jacqueline Christian will receive $1,380 and a single point in the WTA ranking.

The Hobart International will take place from January 8 to 13 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize money of $267,082, and the champion title is Lauren Davis (2023).