Ekaterina Kozlova were not able to stay on clay tournament in the Romanian capital.
In the opening round of the Bucharest Open Kozlova met with the 156-th racket of the world from Bulgaria Isabel Shinikova for which the match with the Ukrainian was only the second in the framework of the WTA tour. No wonder Kozlov was considered the undisputed favorite of the match.
The start of the match for Gantry unsuccessful – Catherine from four games on his serve, he defended only one, but the Ukrainian did not act as effectively as a rival.
In the second set Kozlova managed to seize the initiative – with the score 3:2, the fourth racket of Ukraine made two breaks in a row and equalized the score in the match.
The deciding set for Gantry began with another failure – Shinikova led 4:0 and lost benefits in two breaks. This success was tennis player from Bulgaria debut in the WTA tournaments.
Despite the early defeat in Bucharest next week Ekaterina Kozlova can once again update your personal record in the WTA rankings.
Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) – Isabella Shinikova (Bulgaria) – 2:6, 6:3, 3:6
