The 25-year-old tennis player from Belarus was able to make it to the final, despite losing the first set with a score of 0:6.
Source: Reuters
Aryna Sabalenka beat US representative Madison Keys in the semi-finals with a score of 0:6, 7:6 (7:1), 7:6 (10:5).
The meeting lasted 2 hours 35 minutes. Kis started the fight very strongly, while Arina did not succeed at all at first. The result of the set was a depressing score of 6:0 in favor of the American. However, the unsuccessful start did not discourage the athlete from Minsk. Arina managed to pull herself together and level the game. In the second and third sets there was a tense fight, leading to the need for a tie-break. At the end of both sets, Arina was more accurate than her opponents and won a natural victory.
In the final match. which will take place on September 9, Sabalenka will meet with another tennis player from the United States – Coco Gauff. The 19-year-old American defeated the representative of the Czech Republic, Karolina Muchova, at the semifinal stage.
Next week, Aryna Sabalenka will become world number one for the first time in her career. This became clear after the unexpected defeat in the ⅛ finals of the WTA ranking leader Iga Swiatek from Poland.
2023-09-08 06:31:13
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