Germany’s Tatjana Maria returns the ball to France’s Caroline Garcia during their round of 16 match at the Women's Tennis Grand Prix WTA tournament in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)
July 20 - Fifth-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany was ousted in the second round of the Hungarian Grand Prix, stunned by world number 442 Fanny Stollar on Wednesday in Budapest.
Stollar, a Hungarian playing on home turf, scored a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (6) victory. She converted six of 16 break chances on the day - none bigger than in the 12th game of the third set when Maria, serving 6-5 for the match, was shut out to send the contest to a tiebreak.
Fourth-seeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan also lost to an unseeded player when American Claire Liu authored a 6-3, 7-6 (8) victory.
Zheng Qinwen of China, the second seed, bested France's Diane Parry 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the second round in Italy
It was a match of streaks, with Liu winning the last two games to close out the first set before Putintseva jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second. Liu fought back to win the next six games to take the lead before the set and match eventually was settled via a tiebreak.
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Also winning Wednesday were eighth-seeded Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Kaja Juvan of Slovenia.
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Zheng Qinwen of China, the second seed, bested France's Diane Parry 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the second round in Italy.
Zheng needed two hours, 48 minutes to hold off Parry. Serving at 5-5 of the third set, Parry had an untimely service break, leaving Zheng to serve for the win.
Seventh-seeded Emma Navarro of the United States advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italy's Camilla Rosatello. Navarro won 85.3 percent of her first-serve points.
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Also moving on was Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Nuria Brancaccio of Italy. France's Clara Burel topped another Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa, 6-2, 6-4.
