Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova stopped playing at the tournament in Luxembourg.
In the 1/8 finals, she lost to the 70th racket of the world from Denmark Clare Toson with a score of 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 (1: 7).
The Russian woman, who is in 33rd place in the WTA rankings, made 7 aces, made 3 double mistakes and made 2 breaks. On account of her rival 1 ace, 4 double faults and 2 breaks.
Toson's next opponent will be either Grete Minnen from Belgium, or the winner of the meeting Zhang Shuai (China) – Maria Buzhkova (Czech Republic).
WTA Tournament in Luxembourg. Category WTA 250. Hard. Prize fund – $ 235,000
2nd round
Clara Toson (Denmark) – Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Russia, 4) – 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 1)