Vicky Tomova missed 10 match points and lost painfully in Madrid – TennisKafe

Victoria Tomova suffered a very painful loss in Madrid. In a match from the first round of the WTA 1000 tournament in the Spanish capital, the Bulgarian lost 7-5, 5-7, 4-6 against the world No. 42, although she had an impressive 10 match points in the second set.

Bulgaria’s #1 rocket looked very close to his first win in the Spanish capital before conceding the reverse. In a long period of the match, Tomova dominated and the success against the tennis player who was 39 positions ahead in the ranking seemed questionable. A run of eight straight games from 3-5 in the first set made it 7-5, 4-0. Already at 5-2, Victoria dropped three match points on her opponent’s serve. The drama came a game later, when she was already serving for the match herself. In a game of 12 draws, Tomova missed another seven match points before Wang converted her sixth break point.

That was the moment that turned the game around. The Bulgarian could not shake off the shock for long. Wan’s streak reached nine straight games as she took a 4-0 lead into the deciding set.

For the Chinese woman, reaching the ultimate success was not an easy task either. Two breaks followed in favor of Tomova, but also one more for Wang. At 4-5, the Bulgarian woman missed two opportunities to equalize, after which the Chinese woman realized her first match point.