The Tunisian Ons Jabeurrecent winner of Mutua Madrid is openqualified this Saturday for the final of WTA 1,000 Rome after beating Russia 6-4, 1-6 and 7-5 Daria Kasatkinawith a match ball, and the Polish will face Iga Swiatek in the final this Sunday.
Jabeur suffered, as he did against the Greeks Maria Sakkar |, but returned to cycle. Again, the new champion in Madrid has shown enough strength and endurance to be eligible to compete in the final in the Italian capital.
In front of him he had the revelation of the tournament, a Kasatkina who had not entered the pool at first, but who, in his excellent tennis, had proved to be a fair semi-finalist. The executioner of the Spaniards Paula Badosa in round 16, the game was in his hands, but wasted a ‘match-ball’ that turned him away.
Jabeur got off to a better start in the tournament on the Foro Italico’s central court, although after breaking the Russian’s first serve he saw how he snatched two consecutive serves to fall to 3-1. The Tunisian canceled the ‘break’ on another break and got another to get 5-4 and a sentence on his serving.
The second heat, however, is dominated from beginning to end by number 23 in the ranking. Kasatkina didn’t give his opponent a chance with accurate angle points and was very solid at rest and behind the court. Jabeur was hurt by dropshots, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Russian from getting the set 6-1 and forcing a tiebreaker.
In the final bet, with 5-4 in her favor, Kasatkina was able to complete the match with a match point to prove her final. But Jabeur had already shown in the final round that he could not give up easily and he pulled himself together. The Russian did not recover from the blow that let the final lose and his rival took advantage to make the final 7-5.
In the final match of the tournament, number 7 in the ranking will face the great favorite, Iga Swiatek, number 1, in what was their fourth battle. Jabeur has twice defeated the Polish, while Swiatek knows only one victory against the Tunisian.
Source: La Verdad
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