Clara Tauson was playing in the semifinals in Poitiers against Petra Marcinko when she retired after she had enough of an array of bad calls. The uncharacteristic episode happened on Saturday when the Croatian player was leading 3-6 6-1 2-1. Clara was in tears when she made this extreme decision.
Rzadko się to zdarza, ale Clara Tauson poddała w sobotę mecz półfinałowy w Poitiers z powodu… złych decyzji arbitrów w kluczowych momentach drugiego i trzeciego seta. W momencie kreczu było 2*-1 dla Chorwatki. https://t.co/bSKEcgl3WY
— Hubert Błaszczyk (@hubertblaszczyk) October 30, 2022
Clara Tauson in 2022
Ranked no.140, the Dane played her last match on the 29th of October when she had to retire when playing against world no.283 Petra Marcinko in the semifinal and the scoreline was 3-6 6-1 2-1 .
At the moment, during this season Tauson owns an overall 13-15 win-loss record. Clara Tauson’s latest run in the W80 Poitiers was the best achievement of her season.
Petra Marcinko in 2022
Ranked no.283, Marcinko played her last match on the 30th of October when she beat world no.105 Ysaline Bonaventure 6-3 7-6(2) in the final of the W80 Poitiers to win her 0th career title.
This year Petra has managed to achieve a 32-10 record. Marcinko clinched 2 titles in 2022 Antalya and Antalya.
Clara Tauson and Petra Marcinko squared off only once. Their current record is 1-0 for Marcinko. When they played, Petra Marcinko won 3-6 6-1 2-1 ret. in the semifinal in W80 Poitiers (W80 Poitiers) on the 29th of October 2022.
