Marta advanced into the main draw of Istanbul Cup! She passed through qualifications beating: Oksana Kalashnikova 7:5, 6:4 , Karolina Pliskova 1:6, 6:0, 7:6(12) and finally Vesna Manasieva 6:4, 4:6, 6:4. Lots of drama was on court during the match against Pliskova as both players were having several match points.
On Tuesday, around 2PM CET Marta will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from Russia in first round.
At this year French Open Marta has lost her second round qualification match against Michaela Krajicek. After more then 2 hours Krajicek won the match 6:4, 6:7(5), 6:3.
Marta is already in Paris trying to successfully go through qualification for French Open - second Grand Slam of the year. She already did the first step beating Caroline Garcia from France 6:3, 6:0. As a result, Marta’s 10 matches losing streak has come to an end. Well done!
On Tuesday Marta will face seeded 18th Michaela Krajicek from the Netherlands in second round of qualifications.
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