Sports News | Top-seeded Pliskova Upset in 2 Sets at Indian Wells
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Top-seeded Karolina Plisova was upset by Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open.
Indian Wells, Oct 12 (AP) Top-seeded Karolina Plisova was upset by Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open.
Haddad Maia got into the main draw as a lucky loser. She lost in the final round of qualifying and got in when No 29 seed Nadia Podoroska withdrew with a thigh injury. Haddad Maia inherited Podoroska's first-round bye and then beat Mayir Sherif in the second round.
Ranked 115th, the Brazilian reached the round of 16 at a WTA 1000 event for the first time.
On a windy day at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardne, Pliskova held serve to tie the second set 5-5. Haddad Maia held and then broke Pliskova in the final game to wrap up the win in just over two hours.
No 10 Angelique Kerber defeated 20th-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-2 1-6 6-4.
No 16 seed Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 champion, lost to 18th-seeded Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (5) 6-3.
On the men's side, No 6 Casper Ruud outlasted Lloyd Harris 6-7 (4) 6-4, 6-4 and No 10 Diego Schwartzman beat Daniel Evans 5-7 6-4 6-0. No 16 Reilly Opelka lost to 23rd-ranked Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-4. AP
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)