Top seed Belinda Bencic stunned at Ladies Open Lugano
Top seed and local favourite Belinda Bencic made an early exit from the Ladies Open Lugano as she was beaten in straight sets by Antonia Lottner.
Swiss Bencic has been in good form so far this campaign as she won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and reached the Indian Wells Masters semi-final, but she wasn’t really at the races against Lottner.
The German qualifier broke five times en route to a 7-5, 6-2 victory in one hour and 26 minutes.
UPSET in Lugano!
🇩🇪 qualifier @Antonia_Lottner defeats top seed Bencic, 7-5, 6-2#SamsungOpen pic.twitter.com/J4D30CZHhT
— WTA (@WTA) April 9, 2019
Lottner will face Kristyna Pliskova next after the Czech beat Ylena In-Albon 6-4, 7-5.
It was a bad day for the seeds, second-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro also crashed out as she was beaten by Polona Hercog, who won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Fifth seed Pauline Parmentier was another casualty as she suffered a 6-2, 6-4 defeat against Stefanie Voegele from Switzerland.
🇨🇭 Stefanie Voegele claims the match on home soil 6-2, 6-4 over Parmentier 👏#SamsungOpen pic.twitter.com/5I4vLaXJAa
— WTA (@WTA) April 9, 2019
However, third seed Viktoria Kuzmova stopped the rot as she beat Italian qualifier Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-2, 6-2 while seventh seed Rebecca Peterson was a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) winner over Magdalena Frech.
Follow us on Twitter @T365Official and like our Facebook page.
More from Tennis365:
-
-
Can anyone knock Rafael Nadal off his clay-court perch this year?
-
T365 Recall: When Serena Williams cemented her greatness at the 2015 Miami Open
-
-
Storylines from the 2019 tennis season so far: Featuring Roger Federer, Bianca Andreescu and more
-
Comment: Naomi Osaka is clearly struggling, but she’s certainly no flash in the pan
-
Latest
-
OlympicsKei Nishikori identifies key features behind brilliant win over Andrey Rublev at Olympics
Kei Nishikori off the mark at his home Olympics.
-
Olympics‘I feel definitely a little bit refreshed and happy again,’ says Naomi Osaka after opening win at Olympics
Smooth start for four-time major winner Naomi Osaka.
-
Olympics‘A disappointing day’ for ‘erratic’ Ashleigh Barty as she crashes out of singles at Tokyo Olympics
Ashleigh Barty makes an early exit from Tokyo Olympics.
-
ATP TourHe’s done it! ‘I couldn’t be more proud of myself,’ says Cameron Norrie after winning maiden ATP Tour title
It’s a maiden ATP Tour singles title for Cameron Norrie.
-
Olympics‘I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the singles,’ says Andy Murray after Olympics blow
Andy Murray will concentrate on doubles with Joe Salisbury.
-
NewsEyes of the world to remain on Naomi Osaka after her return to the spotlight
Naomi Osaka must turn her focus back to the court.
-
Tennis NewsNovak Djokovic urges Tokyo 2020 officials to change schedule after opening win
Novak Djokovic called for organisers to rethink the Olympic tennis schedule.
-
OlympicsNaomi Osaka posts social media message after lighting the Olympic flame
Osaka lit the Olympic flame as the Tokyo Games were opened with an understated ceremony held behind closed doors.
-
NewsBig win for Andy Murray as he starts his Olympics campaign alongside Joe Salisbury
Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury marked themselves out as medal contenders with a brilliant first-round performance
-
Tennis NewsFormer Olympian suggests Naomi Osaka has made her life more difficult after media boycott
Osaka is set to return to action for the first time since she pulled out of the French Open at the Olympics