2023-07-17 20:29:53
Julia Grabher lost for the fourth time in a row in the first round of a WTA tournament on Monday evening.
Austria’s number one in women’s tennis, seeded number 8, had to bow to French outsider Clara Burel following 1:38 hours with 4:6.5:7. After her second-round loss in Roland Garros once morest Coco Gauff, this year’s Rabat finalist lost in Valencia, Bad Homburg and Wimbledon.
The Vorarlberg native fell behind 22-year-old Burel, who is 94th in the ranking, well behind Grabher (58th), following an early loss of service with a deficit of 0:3. In the fifth, sixth and seventh game, no server was able to serve and so the Dornbirner made it 4: 4 following defending once morest two break chances from Burel. At 4:5 the time had come, the outsider from France used the third set ball to make it 6:4.
Also in the second round there were two breaks on both sides. Grabher once more fought his way from a 2:4 to the tie and kept up to 5:6. After that, she had to congratulate her opponent on the victory following Burel’s second match point.
For Grabher, things will continue next week at the next clay court tournament in Hamburg.
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