In the biggest match of her still very young tennis career, qualifier Eva Lys had no chance at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart.
With the 1: 6, 1: 6 in the round of 16 against the Polish world number one Iga Swiatek, the WTA debut of the 20-year-old came to an end on Wednesday.
The pace of the in-form Pole was too high.
“It was definitely a very tough match.
Her intensity blew me away from the first second," Lys summed up: "It was unbelievable to be able to compete with such a player.
I've had moments where I've been able to assert my tennis, which gives you a lot of confidence.
I tried to use every second to learn from it.
It was really a lot of fun.”
On Tuesday, the German champion from the Hamburg club on the Alster impressed in her first WTA main draw match.
In three contested sets, Lys beat the world number 38 after a good three hours.
Viktorija Golubic claims.
Born in Kyiv, Lys is currently only 342 in the world rankings, but will improve significantly.
The talent had received a wild card for the qualification for the high-class Stuttgart indoor sand court tournament.
"The dream continues for me simply because it's been an incredible week for me.
The week will bring me a lot further.
I don't want to end this week."
Swiatek, also only 20 years old, is entering a tournament for the first time as the world number one.
Due to the resignation of Australian Ashleigh Barty, Swiatek took over the top position at the beginning of April.
The tournament is endowed with 611,210 euros.