# Italian number three Jasmine Paolini (WTA No. 52) beat Spain’s fourth seed Sara Sorrives (WTA No. 85) in the first semifinal in Palermo on Saturday.
• The lower-ranked tennis player was considered a slight favorite, but in this match, the 163 cm tall Ghanaian-Polish Italian turned out to be superior in almost all statistical indicators.
• Paolini will fight for the second major title of her career (in 2021, she triumphed in Portorož “WTA 250”).
# In Palermo’s second semi-final, Chinese No. 1 Qinwen Zheng (WTA No. 26) defeated Egypt’s Mayar Sherif (WTA No. 38), Africa’s second-best tennis player, last night.
• After the third game of the second set, the Chinese woman requested a medical timeout (thigh problem), left the stadium and soon returned. In the eighth game, a medical break was already needed for the Egyptian, who fell while running to the net and scraped her knee.
• This semi-final ended after 2.00 Latvian time, but the final is scheduled at 21.30
• Jena earned the title of 2022 WTA Rising Star, but now she has the opportunity to fight for the title of champion of a major tournament for the first time.
Palermo semi-finals
#52 Jasmine Paolini – #85 Sarah Sorrives 7:6(6) 6:0 #26 Qinwen Jen – #38 Mayara Sheriff 6:4 4:6 6:1
# 19-year-old Maria Timofeeva (WTA 246) and 29-year-old Ukrainian number five Katerina Baindla (WTA 100) will fight for the first major title of their career in the Budapest final, who defeated the American Claire Liu (WTA 88) in the semifinals 7:5 and 7:6.
• In “WTA 250” tournaments, the prize money is about three times smaller than in “ATP 250”, therefore the composition of players is also different. At Grand Slam level, both sexes have equal prize money, but men play more sets.
# on July 23 at 11.00 Latvia’s second racket Darja Semenistaja (WTA 172) will compete in the Olomouc W60 final, where she will face Croatian Lea Boskovica (WTA 277).
Resources used:
Palermo – wtatennis.com
Budapest – wtatennis.com
2023-07-22 23:25:00
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