Tennis
Svyatek ruined the Russian woman. Doha tournament finalists announced
On February 17, the semi-finals of the WTA 500 series tournament were held in Doha (Qatar).
The world’s number one Iga Swiatek continued to dominate, destroying Veronika Kudermetova in less than an hour. It’s hard to believe, but polka lost two games on the way to the final. Due to his high seeding, he started right off the second round, where he defeated Daniel Collins by a similar score. And before the quarter-final match with Iga, Swiss Belinda Bencic withdrew from the match.
In the second semi-final match, American Jessica Pegula was stronger than Maria Sakkari from Greece.
Note that the top two seededs will fight for the title.
Doha. 1/2 finals
Iga Swiatek (Poland) – Veronika Kudermetova – 6:0, 6:1
Jessica Pegula (USA) – Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 6:2, 4:6, 6:1
This #QatarTennis finale SET 🤩
🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek 🆚 @JLPegula 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/B1Gold0lCG
— wta (@WTA) 17 February 2023
Source: Sport UA
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