Karolina Pliskova, a finalist at the US Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2021, was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the “WTA 500” tournament in San Diego, losing to Donna Vekic, a player who came from the qualification.
Karolina Pliskova defeated Donna Vekic in the 1/8 finals of the WTA in San Diego
The athlete from Croatia, who also made a surprise in the first round (eliminating Maria Sakkari, the fifth favorite), won after an hour and 18 minutes of play with the score 6-3, 6-2.
Vekic (77 WTA) will fight for a place in the semifinals with the winner of the match between Sloane Stephens (52 WTA, champion of the US Open 2017) and Aryna Sabalenko (5 WTA, favorite 3).
Relief uD83DuDE4C@DonnaVekic won the first victory over Pliskova since 2012!#SanDiegoOpen pic.twitter.com/SQdyWsrFoM
— wta (@WTA) October 12, 2022
“San Diego Open” takes place from October 10 to 16, the competition is held on hard, the total amount of prize money is 757,900 dollars, it is included in the WTA 500 category, and the main favorite is Iga Svyatek.
Source: Hot News RO
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