Poland's Magda Linette upsets Barbora Krejcikova in France

Poland's Magda Linette upsets Barbora Krejcikova in France

Poland's Magda Linette upset seventh-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3, to highlight Sunday's first-round action on the clay at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.

"It was summer when everything started to go wrong" said Barbora Krejcikova at the end of February announcing the forfait at the Sunshine Double. Barbora returned to play a match of the Tour from which she was missing from the WTA Finals of Riyadh, where she was defeated in the semifinal by Qinwen Zheng. The return from the problem to the back saw Brno's twenty-nine-year-old surrender to Polish n. 32 WTA Magda Linette for 6-3 6-3 in one hour and…

Strasbourg (France) - Tennis player Marie Bouzková advanced to the second round of the Strasbourg clay tournament. She defeated homegrown Alizé Cornet 6:2, 6:1 today. The 26-year-old native of Prague, who made it to the main draw as a lucky loser after failing to qualify, will next face third seeded Spaniard Paula Badosa.

The 29-year-old Krejčíková lost serve at the beginning of the first set and was unable to erase the loss. On the other hand, she entered the second set with a break, but then lost serve twice herself. Then the seventh seeded player saved two match points, but Linette did not let the win be taken away. The winner of last year's Wimbledon and 2021 Roland Garros on the WTA circuit last started in the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions last N…