The spectacular path of Irina Begu from WTA Adelaide ended in the semi-finals, the phase of the competition, where our athlete lost to the second favorite of the competition, Aryna Sabalenko.

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Iryna Begu lost to Aryna Sabalenko in the WTA Adelaide semifinals

Iryna, who is ranked 34th in the world, lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 18 minutes.

The first set was decided by a single break (Iryna served in the sixth game), so that in the second Sabalenko won with a return in two rows.

All three breaks of the match belonged to second favorite WTA Adelaide.

Aryna had much better service percentages, and she was “untouchable” on saved break points: 3/3.

The result of the match Begu – Sabalenka:

Know:

  • For the trip from Adelaide, Iryna Begu will receive $43,323 and 185 points.
  • With the points won in Adelaide, Iryna Begu jumped six places in the WTA ranking, in WTA Live she is in 28th place (with 1472 points).
  • Ons Jaber (main favorite) and Linda Noskova (102 WTA) will meet in the second semi-final.

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).