Iga Sviatek reached the finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Doha after refusing from the Czech Karolina Pliskova, who complained of lower back pain.
Iga Sviatek advances to the WTA Doha final after defeating Karolina Pliskova
Pliskova played eight matches in eight days, defeating Osorio, Errani, Dart and Bohdan in straight sets in Cluj-Napoca (winning the Transylvania Open 2024), before beating Kalinska, Potapova, Noskova (all in three sets) and Osaka to Doha.
The athlete from the Czech Republic ceased to be physically ready and declared a loss for the match with Sviatek, who is currently leading in head-to-head meetings 6-0 (including 6-0, 6-0 in the Rome 2021 final). .
Thus, Svyatek (the world leader and the main favorite) will fight for the trophy in Doha with the winner Olena Rybakina (4 WTA, favorite 3) and Anastasia Pavylyuchenkova (32 WTA).
Source: Hot News
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