Masarova and Waltert Suffer Defeats

Simona Waltert was eliminated in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament in Iasi, Romania. The world No. 81 lost to Poland’s Katarzyna Kawa (WTA 142) 1-6, 4-6, marking her fourth consecutive first-round exit on the WTA Tour.

After Waltert struggled to get into the match in the first set, it looked for a long time as though she might take the second set. She led 4–2 before Kawa won four games in a row and prevented a deciding set.

Rebeka Masarova (WTA 166) also lost in the first round in Athens. At the WTA 250 tournament, she lost to France’s Carole Monnet (WTA 205) 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (10-12).

After getting off to a great start, Masarova fell behind in the second set. In the third set, she managed to come back from two breaks down against Monnet before saving a total of six match points in the tiebreak and squandering one herself. It wasn't until the seventh match point that she finally had to concede defeat.