Kristina Mladenovic was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Birmingham tournament by Anastasia Potapova, who was less well ranked.
Victorious over her compatriot Fiona Ferro on Wednesday after a fight in three sets, Kristina Mladenovic fell in the round of 16 this Thursday in Birmingham. The Frenchwoman, 59th in the world, lost 6-3, 6-3 in 1h12 against Anastasia Potapova, 82nd. The Russian started the match very well by breaking from the start, then she saved three 4-4 balls before signing a new break, white, at 5-3 to pocket the first set.
In the second, Potapova quickly escaped, leading 5-0, and Mladenovic erased a late break, but not two, and therefore lost. “Kiki” will now go to play in the qualifications of the Eastbourne tournament, while his opponent will challenge Ons Jabeur for a place in the last four. The Tunisian, seeded No. 2, defeated young Canadian Laylah Fernandez in three sets and 2:06 hours of play: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.
Like Potapova, Jabeur got off to a great start, leading 3-0, then winning the first set. But Fernandez tied a set everywhere by breaking 2-1. In the third, Jabeur led 2-0, then her opponent equalized at 2-2, and it was all decided in the tie-break, where the Tunisian made her experience speak by winning 7-3.
What a way to close it out 😌💪
🇹🇳 @Ons_Jabeur fights her way into the last eight on her Birmingham debut!#VikingClassic pic.twitter.com/Esc9gDWLmc
– wta (@WTA) June 17, 2021
BIRMINGHAM (Great Britain, WTA 250, grass, 194,268 €)
Title holder (2019): Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2nd round
Vandeweghe (USA, Q) bat Tomljanovic (AUS): 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Bouzkova (RTC, n°8) bat Garcia (FRA) : 6-3, 6-0
Kasatkina (RUS, n ° 4) – Kostyuk (UKR)
Martincova (RTC, Q) – Ostapenko (LET, n°5)
Watson (GBR) bat Zhang (CHN, n°6) : 5-2 abandon
Vekic (CRO, n°3) bat Giorgi (ITA): 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Potapova (RUS) bat Mladenovic (FRA) : 6-3, 6-3
Jabeur (TUN, n ° 2) bat Fernandez (CAN) : 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
1st round
Tomljanovic (AUS) bat Mertens (BEL, n ° 1): 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4)
Vandeweghe (USA, Q) bat Kr.Pliskova (RTC): 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Garcia (FRA) bat Dart (GBR, WC) : 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Bouzkova (RTC, n°8) bat Hsieh (TPE) : 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Kasatkina (RUS, n ° 4) bat Herzog (SLO): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Kostyuk (UKR) bat Brengle (USA): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Martincova (RTC, Q) bat Stosur (AUS, WC): 6-3, 6-4
Ostapenko (LET, n°5) bat Davis (USA): 6-4, 6-1
Zhang (CHN, n°6) bat Diatchenko (RUS, Q) : 6-2, 7-5
Watson (GBR) bat Golubic (SUI) : 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Giorgi (ITA) bat Gatto-Monticone (ITA, Q): 6-3, 6-0
Vekic (CRO, n°3) bat Jones (GBR, WC) : 6-1, 6-3
Mladenovic (FRA) bat Ferro (FRA, n ° 7) : 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Potapova (RUS) bat Stojanovic (SER): 5-7, 7-6 (8), 6-4
Fernandez (CAN) bat Wang (CHN, Q): 7-5, 6-3
Jabeur (TUN, n ° 2) bat McNally (USA) : 6-4, 6-2
