Ana Bohdan reached the semi-finals of the tournament in Portoroz, our athlete beat the second favorite of the WTA 250 category Beatrice Haddad Maia on Friday.
Ana Bohdan in the WTA Portoroz semi-finals after defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia
After two sets, in which both players made two breaks, Ana (65 WTA) led 4-1 in the deciding match, but Beatrice made a spectacular comeback to tie the score at 4.
Haddad Maia (18 WTA) led 40-30 in game one, which sent the set to a tie-break, but Bohdan won three straight points to clinch the victory.
The Romanian won after two hours and 37 minutes of play with a score of 6-1, 1-6, 7-5.
Know:
- Ana Bohdan will receive 8,870 euros and 110 points in the WTA singles ranking for reaching the semifinals of the competition in Slovenia.
- Ana Bohdan will face Olena Rybakina (25 WTA, favorite 3) for a place in the grand final, after the Wimbledon champion won from Lesia Tsurenko (92 WTA).
- After qualifying for the semi-finals in Portorož, Bohdan will make an important jump in the WTA ranking. In the Live hierarchy, Ana currently has 982 points and is ranked 52nd (a career best).
- This year, Beatrice Haddad Maia won tournaments in Birmingham and Nottingham and reached the finals of the competition in Toronto (she was defeated by Simona Halep).
The tournament in Slovenia is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize money of $251,750, and at the start there were 32 players in the main draw. The competition takes place from September 12 to 18. The overall champion is Jasmine Paolini (she won the 2021 edition, the only one to compete in Portorož).
Source: Hot News RO
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