Seed sinks Tsaptsinos, but Walker grounds Birdie!

Maria Tsaptsinos has been knocked out of the Spanish Open but sixth seed Sam Walker is through to the last 32.

Tsaptsinos won her group in style to set up the tie against Chile’s Paulina Vega, seeded 26th, in the last 64. And it was a close tie as Vega won in six, including taking the third and fourth games on deuce.

Walker, who was seeded straight into the knockout stage, was up against Birdie Boro of India and needed six games to advance, though he was never behind. He next faces Lionel Weber of Switzerland at 6.45pm UK time.

In the Under-21 Women’s Singles, Emily Bolton was defeated in three straight in her last-16 tie against top seed Lisa Lung of Belgium.

Results

Men’s Singles
Round of 64
Sam Walker bt Birdie Boro (IND) 4-2 (11-4, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3)

Women’s Singles
Round of 64
Paulina Vega (CHI) bt Maria Tsaptsinos 4-2 (11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 7-11, 11-3)

Under-21 Women’s Singles
Round of 16
Lisa Lung (BEL) bt Emily Bolton 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9)