Tennis player Lys retires in semifinals due to illness

Eva Lys impresses and surprises on her way to the semifinals in Monastir – but there the tennis player is stopped by an illness.

Monastir – Tennis player Eva Lys missed the final at the WTA tournament in Monastir, Tunisia. The 22-year-old from Hamburg had to give up in the semifinal against Briton Sonay Kartal when the score was 1:5 in the first set due to illness, the WTA announced. The match lasted just 22 minutes.

On her way to the semifinals of the hard court tournament in the 250 category, the world number 126 surprised everyone with a three-set victory against the number one seeded Belgian Elise Mertens. dpa