World ranking leader Iga Sviatek lost the final of the tournament in Ostrava, the Pole lost to Barbora Krejcikova (seventh favorite of the WTA 500 tournament).
Iga Sviatek, defeated by Barbora Krejcikova in the WTA finals in Ostrava
In Sunday’s final, the champion of Roland Garros-2021 won after three hours and 15 minutes of struggle with the score 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3.
The athlete from the Czech Republic scored the sixth match point.
Barbora also beat Shelby Rogers (35 WTA), Belinda Bencic (14 WTA / Penalty), Alicia Parks (144 WTA) and Elena Rybakina (26 WTA) in Ostrava.
Krejcikova will take part in the Transylvania Open next week. The former world number two (February 2022) will be the main favorite at the “WTA 250” competition in Cluj-Napoca.
Know:
- Barbora Krejcikova has won 5 WTA titles in her career: Ostrava, Tallinn (both in 2022), Strasbourg, Roland Garros and Prague (all in 2021).
- Iga Svyatek, who won the 10-match final, lost only for the second time in the final act of the tournament (after Lugano-2019).
BARBORA WON THE ISLAND!!!
uD83CuDDE8uD83CuDDFF @BKrejcikova comes from a set down to defeat world number one Sviatek 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 to win back-to-back titles on the Hologic WTA Tour uD83CuDFC6#OstravaOpen pic.twitter.com/Lvw9zrLCXk
— wta (@WTA) October 9, 2022
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