The third favorite Olena Rybakina emotionally reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Portorož (WTA 250), beating Laura Siegemund (world 173) in three sets.
Olena Rybakina in the 1/8 finals of WTA Portoroz after saving a match point
The experienced player from Germany (34 years old) gave the champion of Wimbledon-2022 great problems, but in the tie-break of the decisive set she missed a match point (7-6, coming back after 3-6), and Elena won with (4)6-7, 6-4, 7-6(8).
The match was very balanced and lasted three hours and 24 minutes.
Rybakina (25 WTA) will face Tereza Martinsova (66 WTA) for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition in Slovenia, after the athlete from the Czech Republic eliminated Harriet Dart (85 WTA), 0-6, 6-4, 6-1.
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No. 3 seed Olena Rybakina saves a match point before winning a final set tiebreak against Siegemund to advance to Round 2!#WTAPortoz pic.twitter.com/wRlLo2izda
— wta (@WTA) September 13, 2022
The tournament in Slovenia is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize money of $251,750, and at the start there were 32 players in the main draw. The competition takes place from September 12 to 18.
The overall champion is Jasmine Paolini (she won the 2021 edition, the only one to compete in Portorož).
Source: Hot News RO
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