Elise Mertens was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Linz, losing in straight sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
Elise Mertens, defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Linz
Elise Mertens stopped in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Linz.
The player, ranked 26th in the WTA hierarchy, could not keep up with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (42nd WTA), who needed an hour and 14 minutes to win.
Hit all characters uD83DuDC4D@NastiaPav set up a semi-final with Ostapenko after beating Mertens 6-3, 6-2.#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/HmM98hKNQn
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2024
In the penultimate act of the competition, Pavlyuchenkova will meet with Olena Ostapenko (12 WTA).
WTA Linz – Table of semi-finals
Olena Ostapenko (1) – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Donna Vekich (3) – Kateryna Alexandrova (2)
The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is part of the WTA 500 category and runs from January 29 to February 4 on hard, offering a total prize pool of $922,573. Titled champion (since 2023) – Anastasia Potapova.
Source: Hot News
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