The pairing of Gabriela Ruse and Marta Kostiuk advanced to the doubles semifinals at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, on Wednesday.
Gabriela Ruse in the Australian Open 2023 doubles semi-finals
Gabriela and her colleague beat the favorites no. 4, Storm Hunter / Elise Mertens (Australia / Belgium), 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-4.
The game at Margaret Court Arena lasted two hours and 28 minutes.
By advancing to the semifinals, Ruse and Kostyuk secured a joint check for $149,233 and 780 WTA points each in the doubles rankings.
Gabriela and Marta will compete with the winning team of Barbora Krejcikova/Kateryna Siniakova (Czech Republic, main favorites) and Desira Kravczyk/Demi Schuurs (USA/Netherlands, 6 favorites) to enter the grand final.
“It’s outrageous”
It’s brilliant from @marta_kostyuk.@wwos• @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/tKjkjcbC90
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 25, 2023
Source: Hot News
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