Kateřina Siniaková did not advance to the quarterfinals at the tournament in St. Petersburg. The Czech tennis player in the second round did not fulfill the role of paper favorite and lost to Russia’s Margarita Gasparjanova 4: 6, 4: 6. She will compete for participation in the semifinals with the most committed compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrovová, the winner of Tereza Martincová.
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Kateřina Siniaková was not enough for her opponent
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Twenty-four-year-old Siniak is almost 60 places higher on the WTA rankings than her two-year-old opponent, but Gasparjan has had the match under control from the beginning. She collected a total of five times for the Czech player, she lost the service herself three times.
In the balanced second set, Siniaková could go into the 4: 3 lead, but did not catch up with the 40: 0 lead during her service. After losing the gamma, she requested a back treatment, but Gasparjanová already made the match progress. He will play in the WTA circuit for the first time since October 2019.
GUTSY from Gasanova ????
The qualifier saves three match points and wins her second consecutive 3h battle to reach the #FormulaTX quarterfinals! pic.twitter.com/1YZgg1RdF6
– wta (@WTA) March 18, 2021
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Seven domestic tennis players advanced among the top eight, which the Russians have never done in such numbers. The last time the WTA Tour took place was in 1993 in Oakland, where there were seven Americans in the quarterfinals. Only the Romanian qualifier Jaqueline Cristian was able to break the home block in St. Petersburg.
| Women’s Tournament in St. Petersburg (hard surface, $ 565,530 grant): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Gasparjanová (Rus.) – Siniaková (CZE) 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Gasanovova (RUS) – Pavlyuchenkova (5-RUS) 1: 6, 7: 6 (10: 8), 7: 6 (7: 4) |
| Kasatkin (8-RUS) – Sasnovicova (White) 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 2). |
| Acapulco Men’s Tennis Tournament (Hard, $ 1,204,960): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Tsitsipas (1st-Czech) – Isner (USA) 6: 3, 6: 2 |
| A. Zverev (2-DEU) – Djere (SRB) 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| Koepfer (DEU) – Raonic (4-CAN) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| Dimitrov (5-BUL) – Kecmanovič (SRB) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| Norrie (Brit.) – Fognini (6-It.) 6:4, 6:3 |
| Auger-Aliassime (7-Can.) – Repeat (USA) 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| Ruud (8-Nor.) – Griekspoor (Niz.) 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 3) |
| Musetti (It.) – Tiafoe (USA) 2:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:1) |
| Women’s Tennis Tournament in Monterrey, Mexico (hard surface, $ 235,238 grant): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Sorribesová (7-Šp.) – Juvanová (Slovenia) without a fight |
| Schmiedlova (SR) – Paolini (It.) 2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2 |
| Fernandezova (CAN) – Kucova (SR) 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Dubai Men’s Tennis Tournament (Hard, $ 2,048,855): |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Rubljov (2-Rus.) – Fucsovics (Maď.) 7: 5, 6: 2 |
| Shapovalov (3-Kan.) – Chardy (Fr.) 7: 5, 6: 4 |
| Harris (JAR) – Nishikori (Japan) 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3 |
| Karacev (Rus.) – Sinner (16-It.) 6:7 (5:7), 6:3, 6:2. |
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