the ukrainian Angelina Kalina surpassed the Russian this Friday Veronika Kudermetova in two sets, by 7-5 and 5-7 and 6-1 in 2h.51′, and awaits a rival in the final of WTA 1,000 in Romehis first in a tournament of this category in his career, where the great favorite, the Polish Iga Swiatek, was absent due to an injury to his right thigh.
That Swiatek, the number one on the circuit, had to leave Rome opened up a range of possibilities to raise the gimp in the Italian capital where the tournament is held before Roland Garros.
In this range of possibilities, a Kalinina surprisingly entered as seed number 30, as number 47 on the circuit and ended the tournament with the participation of the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia or the American Madison Keys, favorites in each match against a Ukrainian who fought and will now fight in the final, again without the favorite sign, against the Kazakh Elena Rybakina or the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, executioner of the Spaniard Paula Badosa.
He did so in a daring feat that lasted nearly three hours. In the first set, the equality and the desire to seal the pass to the final was noted from the beginning. The Ukrainian broke in the third game, but Kudermetova saved a ‘break’ ball; The roles were then reversed and Kalinina had to save three break points in the next game to keep the tie (2-2) and another five in the sixth with the same goal (3-3).
That’s when Kalinina reacted and went from being tied on her first two serves to breaking in a scoreless game. She confirmed the ‘break’ on her serve (5-3) and led a set that became complicated after Kudermetova recovered with a break to tie the tie at five which, yes, she could not confirm on her serve and which was adjudged play everything. in the second stake.
And it worked out well for the Russian, as he managed to extend the match into the third set. All after getting caught on the scoreboard again, although this time he’s back. From giving up his serve in the fifth game and going 2-4, to making it four games in a row and signing at 7-5 with a beautiful version from the bottom of the court and from the serve that took the match until the third set.
The third manga where there is no debate. Kalinina was not intimidated by the favorite and killed the Russian’s reaction from the start with two consecutive ‘breaks’ that put her 4-0 up. The victory did not escape the hands of the Ukrainian, who was superior in the last stage of this match, something that gave her access to the first WTA 1,000 final of her career, where she was already waiting for a rival.
Source: La Verdad
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