Martina Trevisan immediately out in Madrid

WTA Madrid: Sloane Stephens-Martina Trevisan 6-3 5-7 6-4

It's over in the first round Martina Trevisan's adventure at the Madrid WTA 1000. The Italian tennis player è surrendered in three sets to U.S. player Sloane Stephens with a score of 6-3 5-7 6-4, after a marathon of no less than three hours and eighteen minutes of play.

The first fraction in the first six games witnessed five breaks, with the U.S. player è the only one able to hold serve once in the third game. Stephens stretches to 5-2 not heavy, then Trevisan è good at canceling a set point in the’eighth game. In the ninth, however, the U.S. conceded the first fifteen to the blue and then strung four consecutive points to close to 6-3 after 48 minutes.

In the second set, after nullifying ne four break points, è the Italian wrested service from the U.S. in the fourth game. However, the American managed to reverse the result immediately, taking a 5-3 lead. From that moment, Trevisan managed to raise the level of her tennis, saving two match points first and winning the second partial on 7-5 then.

In the deciding set, the balance lasted until 4-3 in favor of the Italian, then, forò, Stephens placed a partial of 12 points to 3 winning three consecutive games and winning the match 6-4.

For the Italian, at her eighth loss in the last nine matches played in the main draw of the major circuit, è a defeat that weighs in terms of ranking since she was defending last year’s round of 16. The Tuscan, in fact, will slip è out of the top 80.