14 Mar 2015

Erakovic out of Indian Wells

12:12 pm on 14 March 2015

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic's run at the prestigious Indian Wells WTA tournament in California is over.

Erakovic lost a three-set second round of the singles to Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky, who beat the Aucklander 4-6 6-3 6-2.

The New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic.

The New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Erakovic had eased past 20-year-old American Grace Min in straight sets 6-3 6-1 in her first round match, before losing her opening doubles tie with Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja, the Spaniards Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro knocking them out 6-1 6-4.