Tennis
Lucky loser Snigur beat the world’s 10th racket at Nottingham
Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (No. 157 WTA) made a splash at the WTA 250 series turf tournament in Nottingham (England).
In the first round of the basics, the lucky loser Ukrainian defeated the world’s 10th racket and the current champion of the tournament, Roland Garros 2023 semi-finalist Beatriz Haddad Maya (Brazil). .
Nottingham first round
Daria Snigur (Ukraine) [LL] – Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) [2] – 6:4, 6:3
It was the third match of tennis players, the Ukrainian won for the first time. Daria played her second fight against her top ten rivals in the world rankings and won again. She eliminated Simona Halep, the seventh racket of the time, at the US Open last year.
In the next round, the Ukrainian will play Cathy Bulter (#126 WTA) from Great Britain.
Note that Snigur replaced Lesya Tsurenko, who withdrew from the tournament, on the basis of the competition. In the qualifying finals, the Ukrainian lost to Elisabeth Mandlik, but received a lucky loser status at the last moment.
A second chance is magical ✨
Lucky loser Daria Snigur knocks down reigning champion Haddad Maia!#RothesayOn pic.twitter.com/IlyUoGorGt
— wta (@WTA) 13 June 2023
Source: Sport UA
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