Fourth defeat in a row. The world number nine left tournament in Bad Homburg after the first round

World No. 9 Maria Sakkari, the top seed at the Bad Homburg tournament, exits the competition after her opening match.

In the first round, the Greek player faced Germany's Jule Niemeier, who is ranked 96th in the world rating.

The match lasted 2 hours and 36 minutes. During the encounter, Sakkari served 6 aces, committed 4 double faults, and converted 4 break points.

It is noteworthy that Sakkari, whose coach David Witt recently left her team, suffered her fourth consecutive defeat. She has not won a match since the Rome tournament, where she defeated Angelina Kalinina from Ukraine.

• Bad Homburg Open
  1st Round
  Maria Sakkari (Greece) - Jule Niemeier (Germany) 6:2, 2:6, 6:7(4)