Beatriz Haddad Maia recently made a breakthrough at the 2023 French Open by advancing to the semifinals before losing to eventual champion, Iga Swiatek.
But the shocking thing happened when the Brazilian nationality crashed out of the first round of the Nottingham Open this week even though she is the defending champion in the tournament.
The world number 10 has played a lot of matches recently at the French Open. On the way to the semifinals, he had several long matches and it seemed that this had consequences for the player to bear.
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After competing in the French Open, the Brazilian national flew to Nottingham, but her first match in Nottingham in the 2023 edition of the season was not so good as she lost 6-4, 6-3 to lucky loser from Ukraine, Daria Snigur.
Haddad Maia was supposed to have played Ukrainian national Lesia Tsurenko in the first round of the Nottingham Open, but Tsurenko withdrew giving her compatriot who surprised many by winning in straight sets a chance.
The second seed is known as a fighter and he struggled a lot in the match, but some things didn’t go his way.
Snigur faced a number of break point opportunities in the first set, but after saving, he played more steadily. The world number 10, meanwhile, was unable to find an answer and instead dropped her own serve to give the Ukrainian international the lead, who claimed the first set after playing better in crucial moments, including saving both break point opportunities she faced and converting one break opportunity. the point he created.
The second set began with exchanged breaks until the Ukrainian international broke Haddad Maia one more time for a 3-1 lead. From there, he earned another break for a 5-2 lead before he emerged victorious.
Asked how he felt after overthrowing Haddad Maia, Snigur replied, “I don’t know. This is unbelievable. Beatriz is a really reliable tennis player. He made the semifinals of the French Open. I want to thank him for this amazing match.”
Awaiting Snigur in the second round of the Nottingham Open was home tennis player Katie Boulter who crushed compatriot Emily Appleton 6-1 6-3.
Snigur’s compatriot and fifth seed, Anhelina Kalinina also qualified for the second round with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz and will next face host Harriet Dart who silenced Canadian tennis player Rebecca. Marino at 6-4, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Alize Cornet will challenge the first seed, Maria Sakkari, in the first round after getting rid of the host, Katie Swan, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
