Overview
- Abdelkader lost 6-0, 6-0 to Germany’s Lorena Schaedel, ranked No. 1026, at the ITF W35 event in Nairobi.
- Match stats cited by outlets show just three points won in 37 minutes with 20 double faults and 8.3% first serves in.
- Reporting identifies this as Abdelkader’s first appearance in a professional tournament main draw granted via a wildcard.
- Clips shared by tennis accounts and Italian media highlighted striking inexperience, intensifying public questioning of the entry decision.
- Corriere della Sera notes no official explanation from organizers or the ITF on the rationale for the wildcard at this stage.