Veronika Kudermetova pulled off a surprise at the tournament in Doha and eliminated Coco Gauff in 3 sets with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Veronika Kudermetova eliminated Coco Gauff in Doha

No. 11 in the WTA rankings Veronika Kudermetova needed just over two hours to eliminate Coco Gauff (6 WTA).

The Russian had a very good playing mood, especially in the 1st set, which she won in 38 minutes.

The second set was lost on serve (Coco Gauff 3 – 4 Veronika Kudermetova), and the player from America won.

Veronika Kudermetova played extremely well in the deciding set to win 5-0 fairly quickly and with a last gasp of pride Coco Gauff won the game before the Russian progressed to the semi-finals.

There, Kudermetova will meet with world leader Iga Sviatek, who took advantage of Belinda Bencic’s exit.

The Qatar TotalEnergies Open (from Doha) runs from February 13 to 18 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $780,637, and the title is won by Iga Sviatek (title won in 2022).