World Sport News

The series of disappointments has continued for Mona Barthel. The 27-year-old from Neumünster, Germany, had to make do at the WTA tournament in St. Gallen. Petersburg to give the opening match of Frenchwoman Alize Cornet beaten 3:6,5:7.

For the 77th place in the world rankings, it was the fifth first-round bankruptcy in the past six tournaments. Only at the Australian Open she had reached the second round.

After the end of Mona Barthel, Germany’s number two Julia Görges (Bad Oldesloe) and Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) are still standing in the main field of the competition, which is endowed with 799,000 dollars. The fifth seeded Julia Görges will face the Greek Maria Sakkari in round one, while Tatjana Maria will face the Russian wildcard player Anastasia Potapowa. Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) is top seeded in the former Russian tsar city.