End of the road: Solana Sierra bowed out in Hertogenbosch's last 16 | OneFootball

The rain gave way to sunshine in the Netherlands, but not for Solana Sierra (world No. 56), who was knocked out of the WTA 250 in Hertogenbosch after falling to Caty McNally 6-4, 6-3.

The difference came from the American’s serve: she landed 76% of her first serves, compared to Sierra’s 57%, and won 73% of points on her second serve against 45% for the South American, who despite everything still managed to save ten of the fourteen break points she faced. Four of those came in the opening set, three of them set points in the tenth game, which she ultimately surrendered to fall behind on the scoreboard.

In the second set, she suffered two straight breaks in the fourth and sixth games, which meant she could not capitalize on the break she earned in the fifth. In the end, after saving three match points on her serve in the eighth, she eventually lost the match while returning in the ninth.

In her debut, the player from Mar del Plata had beaten Lois Boisson (No. 155) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in two hours of play, while setting her sights on the Grand Slam where she has had her best result: the round of 16 in 2025, as a lucky loser and without having played any prior warm-up tournaments on this surface. She remains in the Top 60 of the world rankings.

McNally will now face Ajla Tomljanovic, who did her job against Dayana Yastremska with scores of 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

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