Jaqueline Cristian, the only Romanian left on the singles table at the Australian Open, also left the competition. Our athlete was defeated by the German Eva Lys 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday morning in Melbourne in the 3rd round and missed the chance to play in the round of 16.
Jaqueline Cristian stopped in the 3rd round at the Australian Open. Photo EPA EFE
Even though the German is behind her in the WTA ranking, Jaqueline Cristian suffered her fourth defeat in as many meetings with Eva Lys. The climax, all after winning the first set. The scenario was repeated and now, the 26-year-old player (82 WTA) bowed out after two hours and 25 minutes in front of the tennis player who entered the main draw from the “lucky loser” position.
If the balance of unforced errors was quite balanced (48 Lys, 46 Cristian), the German was clearly superior in the winners chapter, with 34-16.
Jaqueline, plus 100 points in the WTA ranking
Lys (23 years old, 128 WTA) is now 4-0 in head-to-head matches with Jaqueline Cristian, whom she defeated at the Transylvania Open (2023), Dubai (2024) and Bari (2024), each time after the Romanian won the first set.
Jaqueline Cristian will receive a check for 290,000 Australian dollars (175,000 euros) and 100 WTA points for her participation.
A few hours later, the Romanian entered the court from scratch, this time in doubles, in the 2nd round. Together with the Italian Rosatello, our tennis player won the first set against the Fernandez – Kickenok pair. However, two lost sets followed and Jaqueline leaves the Australian Open for good: 6-4, 2-6, 3-6. With the forehead up.
