The Belgian Elise Mertens will face American McCartney Kessler for the WTA 250 title in Hobartafter eliminating Maya Joint in the semifinals this Friday.
Mertens faces the big revelation of the tournament, 18-year-old Australian Maya Jointwho defeated Sofia Kenin and Magda Linette, in a trap semifinals for the Belgian.
He asserted his status as the favorite in this tournament and In the first game of the match he surprised the young promise by breaking serve. He will soon recover, rest will be restored, but it is not enough to take a set that ended 6-2 for Mertens.
He second set followed the same trend, with the Belgian firm and ending the fight with a 6-3.
In its part, Kessler had a tough semi-final match against a higher-ranked rival, Armenian Eva Avanesyan, a player who knocked out Badosa in Brisbane a week ago.
The North American Kessler started by losing the first set (4-6)where a complex match is expected. After defeating Avanesyan 6-3 and 6-4the American made a great comeback that leaves him one match away from winning the WTA in Hobart, as a preamble to the Australian Open.
The final is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday the 11th at 1:00 pm (02:00 GMT), one day before the start of the season’s first Grand Slam.
Source: La Verdad
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