Aryna Sabalenka destroyed Latvian Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesdaywhich she clearly won in 2 sets, 6-2 and 6-4, to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1,000 in Rome.
The Belarusian found her best tennis at the Foro Italico against an in-form Ostapenko and looking out of the corner of his eye at the last game of his rival, who suffered back problems that made it difficult for him to reach the quarterfinals.
But the Belarusian seems to have fully recovered, as he has not shown a single sign of weakness. It’s been an ongoing storm with Ostapenko, unable to catch up to number 3 and favorite to win the Italian tournament along with Polish Iga Swiatek, whom she would face in a hypothetical final.
Sabalenka closed out the duel in just over an hour. He didn’t need more than a comfortable first set to put victory on track and remove any doubts. He is in Rome to win. Ostapenko experienced this, she struggled in the first set to hold her serve and couldn’t hold it on her next 2 serves, building an initial 6-2 lead.
In the second set, Sabalenka slowed down and allowed Ostapenko to play more easily, but he didn’t even give it the slightest chance. He broke in the seventh game, confirmed on his serve (5-3) and was sentenced on his next serve (6-4).
Sabalenka, finalist in the recent tournament in Madrid, where she lost to Swiatek, The winner of the duel between the American Daniel Collins and the Russian Victoria Azarenka will be measured in the semifinals.
Source: La Verdad
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