At the WTA tournament in Berlin, Jessica Pegula and Jasmine Paolini were surprised in the round of 16, respectively by Liudmila Samsonova and Ons Jabeur.
Protected by her seeded status n ° 3 at the WTA tournament in Berlin, Jessica Pegula entered the shift into the 8th. But this first match on the lawn of the German capital shot against the American, opposed to the Russian Liudmila Samsonova who shows all the colors to her opponent. Well helped among others by its 18 aices, The 2021 champion ended up having the skin of the title holder after a 3:23 marathon meeting on the score of 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5) Who saw him save two match balls.
Failing to have lasted so long, the meeting puts on Ons Jabeur and Jasmine Paolini earlier in the afternoon, however, gave rise to a surprising scenario. Beaten in qualifying but drafted, The Tunisian smothered the Italian that she ended up outperforming at the end of a one-way part 6-1, 6-3. A particularly tasty victory for the former world’s ex-numéro 2 which has been following a second consecutive success for the first time in four months. A fortiori against the world n ° 5 and the last Wimbledon finalist.
Sabalenka will have to come back to conclude
Paula Badosa has had Emma Navarro (7-6 (2), 6-3). With a lot of mastery in the second set, the Spaniard stolen the introduction of the American just before serving for the gain of the match. In the quarters, the world n ° 10 could find another American, Coco Gauff, who will go back to school this Thursday in 8th against the Chinese Xin Wang. And finally Aryna Sabalenka, leading a round to nothing against Rebeka Masarova, will have to conclude his match on Thursday. The short was deemed slippery and therefore dangerous to continue the debates.
