The Spanish Nuria Parrizas lost in the round of 16 of the Prague tournament, which is played on a hard surface, against the Australian Storm Sanders, 6-4, 3-6 and 1-6, in 2 hours and 8 minutes of the game.
After dominating 6-4 in the first set, the Spanish's serve entered a total crisis, losing her five service turns in the second set and two of the three she had in the third. The player from Granada won the tournament in Bastad (Sweden) last week, her first WTA title at the age of 29.