The Russian Veronika Kudermetovatwelfth favorite, responded to the strong American response Jessica Pegula and, after recovering his wrist, in the final set he sealed a prestigious victory to gain access to semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open (6-4, 0-6 and 6-4).
In an unprecedented rivalry between the current number three in the world and the Russian, thirteenth, the 26-year-old tennis player from Kazan faced the final stage as the strongest despite the physical conditions he suffered . He had to be treated at the end of the second set and throughout the third for muscle problems in both thighs.
survived again Kudermetova, the player who has played the longest in Caja Mágica so far in the tournament. After two hours and five minutes of the match against Pegula, the Russian tennis player accumulated ten hours and twenty-two minutes on the court during the entire event.
The player from Kazan, who has only one title to his credit, achieved in Charleston in 2021, is one step away from a new final after leaving Pegula, a finalist at the WTA 1000 in Madrid last year, out of competition. .
Kudermetova, who won all the matches she played at the Caja Mágica in three sets, will play in the semifinal against the winner of the quarterfinal clash between the Croatian Petra Martic and the number one in the world, the Polish Iga Swiatek.
Source: La Verdad
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