Wimbledon-2022 champion Olena Rybakina was eliminated from the National Bank Open in the second round. In Toronto, the athlete representing Kazakhstan was defeated in three sets by Corey Gauff.
The tenth favorite of the “WTA 1000” competition, Gauff won 6-4, (8)6-7, 7-6(3). The match lasted two hours and 49 minutes.
Rybakina (27 WTA) saved four match points in the second set (6-3 and 8-7), leading 3-2 in the deciding tie-break, but Gauff won the last five match points.
Rybakina finished the match with 8 aces (4 by Gauff) and 4 double faults (the American made 13!).
In the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Toronto, Corey Gauff will play the winner of the match between Aryna Sabalenko (Belarus, 6 WTA) and Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain, 41 WTA).
Also on Wednesday, Karolina Plishkova (14th favorite) easily beat Amanda Anisimov (22nd WTA) with a score of 6-1, 6-1. Cech won only in the 53rd minute of the game.
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— wta (@WTA) August 10, 2022
The tournament in Toronto has a prize pool of $2,697,250 and is held on a “hard” surface. The last winner is the Italian Camila Giorgi.
Source: Hot News RO
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