The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkanumber one in the world, the Russian was devastated Mirra Andreeva (6-3 and 6-2) in the semifinals of the WTA Brisbane tournament (Australia) and will meet in the final Polina Kudermetovawho at 21 years old is looking to win the first title of his career.
Sabalenka eliminated her rival in just an hour and a half, which led her to impose her status as the favorite to maintain the trend in which she closed 2024 at the top of the WTA ranking: she does not want to lose her level and as the Australian Open arrives, it remains elusive.
His victim Mirra Andreeva could not face at any time a player who suffered only at the beginning of the encounter due to the proposal of the Russian, who did not take advantage of three break opportunities in the first game of the match. Sabalenka took her chance in the eighth and took the first set with a resounding 6-3.
In the second, Andreeva struggled against Sabalenka’s superiority and broke the Belarusian tennis player’s serve for the first time. However, the world number one responded with two breaks in the third and seventh games and ended the match on the fast track.
She will fight for the title with Kudermetova, who is ranked 107th in the world and has options to achieve the first victory of her career. She showed all her talent against Ukrainian Angelina Kalinina, whom she defeated in a resounding 6-4, 6-3. This Sunday, she will face Sabalenka and fight to surprise the best player in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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