Iryna Begu produced a superb match on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals of the WTA 500 in Adelaide after defeating WTA No. 9 and 4 seed Veronika Kudermetova.
Iryna Begu came back in both sets to take the lead
Iryna Begu, ranked 34th in the world, led in both sets as an athlete from Russia and each time came back from 0-3 in the first set and 2-3 in the second.
After two hours and 10 minutes, Begu defeated the tournament’s fourth favorite 7-5, 6-4.
In the semifinals in Adelaide, the Romanian will meet with the second favorite Belarusian Arina Sabalenko, who is ranked 5th in the world.
After passing the quarterfinals, Iryna Begu will receive $43,323 and 185 points.
WTA Adelaide 1 is part of the WTA 500 category, it is contested from January 1 to 8 on hard, has a total prize pool of $826,837, and the title champion is Karolina Pliskova (in 2020).
The result of the match between Iryna Begu and Veronika Kudermetova
Source: Hot News
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