The 37-year-old from Bad Saulgau was defeated by the second-seeded Belgian Elise Mertens.
ennisprofi Tatjana Maria failed to make it past the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Singapore. The 37-year-old from Bad Saulgau lost to the second-seeded Belgian Elise Mertens after 2 hours and 17 minutes with 7:6 (7:3), 3:6, 1:6. For Maria, it was the second defeat in the second duel with the 29-year-old. Last year, Mertens also won in Stuttgart.
Maria got off to a successful start at the $275,094 hard court tournament with a win over Ukraine’s Julija Starodubzewa. The German number one’s last match was a second-round defeat against Clara Tauson (Denmark) at the Australian Open.
