Lisicki knocked out in Nurnberg

20 May 2015 06:47

Third seed Sabine Lisicki was knocked out of the Nurnberger Versicherungscup after losing a three-set thriller against Spain's Lara Arruabarrena.

World number 20 Lisicki, the 2013 Wimbledon beaten finalist, lost 6-2 6-7 (3/7) 7-6 (7/3) to the world number 98 from Barcelona on Wednesday.

Arruabarrena gained revenge for her defeat in the pair's only other meeting, when she lost in the second round of the French Open in 2011.

Germany's Carina Witthoeft breezed through her match, though, as she beat Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets 6-1 6-2.

And qualifier Yulia Putintseva mounted a late comeback against Holland's Kiki Bertens after winning the final five games of the deciding set.

The world number 105 was 5-2 down before rallying to win 6-4 5-7 7-5 against the 23-year-old Bertens in two hours and 56 minutes.

Source: PA