Mauresmo out of Pan Pacific tournament

09-17-2008 | AFP

Despite defeating Mauresmo, Cibulkova said she was disappointed with her performance

Panama Star TOKYO. Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo squandered four match points before falling 0-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10/8) to Dominika Cibulkova in round one of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament Tuesday.

The unseeded double Grand Slam-winner twice came back from a break down in the final set to lead 5-4 but miscued on each of three match points in the 10th game. Mauresmo, from France, went 4-1 up in the tie-breaker but survived one match point against her at 5-6 after Cibulkova missed an easy forehand.

Mauresmo hit a return wide on her last match point and then Cibulkova fired a sizzling passing shot to take a 9-8 lead. The match ended abruptly when Mauresmo hit an overhead shot long. “It's always definitely frustrating to lose a match when you are having match points,” said the 2006 Wimbledon and Australian Open champion from France.