Breathless.
On the strength of a very good year in 2021 (4 titles) and a Masters final, the Estonian had jumped in the rankings, going from the top 20 to the top 5, then to second place in the world at the start of the season after having won in Saint Petersburg and reached the final in Doha at the end of February.
But the covid has ruined everything.
Victim of a long covid, contracted in the spring, the runner-up of Iga Swiatek has had a chain of disappointments since.
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In the Majors, his record is catastrophic in 2022 (defeat in the 1st round at Roland-Garros, defeat in the 2nd round at Wimbledon, Australian Open and the US Open).
Faced with a hostile public, she yielded in three sets against the eternal Serena.
Another failure, one too many.
In shock at her elimination, the Estonian broke down in front of the media when she tried to answer a question in her native language.
Groggy she left her desk and prematurely ended the press conference after breaking down in tears.
It must be said that the Estonian lives a sad season with only 25 wins for 15 defeats.
And the latest one is particularly painful...