Varvara Gracheva did not pass the first round of the Montreal Masters 1000, beaten by the 489th world player, the Chinese Lin Zhu.
Exit from qualifications, Varvara Gracheva reached the main draw of the Masters WTA 1000 in Montreal where she did not pass the first round. Putting on equal game with Lin Zhu, the Frenchwoman began to show signs of weakness at 3-3 when she saved five station wagon. On the other hand, she did not resist during her next putting into play and the Chinese ended up pocket the first round after 54 minutes, not without having saved a Débreak ball (6-4).
During the second act, Varvara Gracheva thought of realizing the most by equalizing at 2-2 after having given her service again. Then rebelote a little later when the tricolor returned to 5-5, saving the station wagon against it. However, the ex-31st world dominated exchanges during the decisive game won 7-3. Lin Zhu thus composted her ticket for the second round of the Quebec tournament where she will play the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, seeded n ° 12.
Earlier in the day, the Czech Marketa Vondrousova avoided the trap set by the Philippine Alexandra Eala (3-6, 6-1, 6-2). Wimbledon’s 2023 winner joins the seeder No. 24 of the tournament, the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. As for Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, she was right for the American Louisa Chirico, from the qualifications, in more than three hours of match (5-7, 7-5, 6-4). The Spaniard inherited in the second round of the seeded n ° 26, the American Ashlyn Krueger.
