Marie Bouzkova was in tears as she accepted her flowers and trophy for reaching the final. She had 3 match points before eventually losing to Siniakova. Tennis can be so cruel. 💔
Czech Republic’s tennis star Marie Bouzkova burst into tears after losing the final of the Jiangxi Open by a close margin.
The 25-year-old ended up on the losing side in the match to Katerina Siniakova with a score of 1-6, 7-6, 7-6 on Sunday.
During that match, Bouzkova had three match points but failed to capitalise on any of them and eventually ended as a runner-up.
The current world number 26 burst into tears while receiving her runner up trophy.
The defeat would be a hard one to swallow for Bouzkova, considering how she performed throughout the year at the highest level.
She played in the main draw of all the Grand Slams in 2023 but failed to qualify for the quarterfinal or beyond in any of the mega-events.
Bouzkova’s best appearance in a big tournament this year came at Wimbledon where she was knocked out after losing to Marketa Vondrousova in the round of 16 with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Other than that, she lost the first-round encounters in the Australian Open and French Open whereas she was knocked out of the US Open after losing the third round to Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur with a score of 5-7, 7-6, 6-3.
Marie Bouzkova was in tears as she accepted her flowers and trophy for reaching the final. She had 3 match points before eventually losing to Siniakova. Tennis can be so cruel. 💔