Kazakh Yulia Putintseva out of Mallorca Open

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan was eliminated in the first round of the WTA's Mallorca Open in Spain with the prize fund of $250,000.

Sorana Cirstea from Romania needed 1h 17 min to stun world №36 Putintseva in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.

The 26-year-old Cirstea who is ranked 60 spots lower in the WTA rankings than the Kazakhstani served 5 aces and made 1 double fault.

In the second-round match she will face off with Slovak Daniela Hantuchova who edged out another Kazakhstani Yaroslava Shvedova.

Source: Sports.kz