It was a good match for Sara today, but unfortunately she just fell short to get her first top-10 win of her career; she lost 3-6, 5-7 to Samantha Stosur. Sara’s own thoughts about the match:

“I could have done better, I had too many ups and downs. In the decisive phase of the first set, with wind in my favor, I had to push and instead I made ​​too many mistakes. The match depended on Stosur, but also on me and this is a small step forward. It means that I can battle with players of her level. I have to believe more in myself. In the match I was closer to her than I thought. In this I have to improve. She did not play at a crazy level but I wasn’t at my best either. Too bad. Now I hope to do well in double, although we face a strong team in Dulko–Suarez.”