The match ended with a score of 7:6 (9:7), 6:7 (6:8), 6:7 (5:7). At the same time, in the first tie-break, Shevchenko lost a 6: 1 advantage. And in the third set, Fritz failed to convert a double match point on reception.
“Tennis is cruel😐,” Fritz wrote on social media.
Shevchenko beat world number 9 Fritz to reach Basel tournament quarter-finals
Shevchenko defeated a top 10 opponent in the world rankings for the first time in her career.
Source: Sport
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