Iryna Begu advanced to the semifinals of the Megasaray Hotels Open tournament (Antalya, Turkey) on Friday, defeating Polona Herzog in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

Iryna Begu, victory with Polona Herzog in the WTA quarters in Antalya

Iryna Begu advanced to the semifinals of the Megasaray Hotels Open tournament.

The WTA No. 126 player played another good match on her return to the court, taking one hour and 51 minutes to defeat Polona Herzog (213 WTA).

In the semifinals, Iryna will meet the Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (151 WTA).

For reaching the semifinals, Iryna will receive a check for $1,162 and 14 points in the WTA singles ranking.

WTA Antalya, results of the quarter

Polina Kudermetova – Jessica Buzas Maneiro (5) 6-2, 5-7, 3-6

Simona Waltert – Olga Danilovich (7) 7-6(4), 6-2

Zeynep Sonmez – Moyuka Uchijima 1-6, 1-6

Poland Herzog – Iryna Begu (4) 4-6, 4-6

WTA Antalya, full semi-final table

Simone Woltert – Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (5)

Iryna Begu (4) – Moyuka Uchijima

Our player has not played since US Open 2023, when she was defeated in the inaugural round by Tamara Korpatch with a score of 3-6, 2-6.

The Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya is a WTA 125 category tournament with a total prize pool of $115,000. The competition is held on clay.

Due to an elbow injury, Iryna Begu was absent from WTA competitions for several months.