The WTA Tour from Hobart (category 250) has learned the names of the finalists of the 2023 edition, two players from outside the TOP-60 of the world will meet.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lauren Davies to meet in WTA Hobart 2023 final
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy – 67 WTA) beat Grand Slam winner Sofia Kenin (Australian Open 2020) in three sets (7-5, 4-6, 6-1). The game lasted two hours and 7 minutes.
Having reached the 280th place in the world ranking, Kenin conceded defeat after a hard fight.
The result of the match Cocciaretto – Kenin
Finally, in the other match of the day, Lauren Davis (84 WTA) beat Russian Anna Blinkova (72 in the world) in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 32 minutes.
The final between Coccharetto and Davies will take place on Saturday at 04:00 (Romanian time) and can be watched live on Digisport.
Know:
- Ahead of the final stage of the tour in Hobart, Elisabetta Cocciaretto jumped 19 positions in the world ranking (currently 48, according to Live rankings), and Lauren Davis – 67 (up 17 positions).
The Hobart International is contested on hard from January 9 to 14, is part of the WTA 250 category, has a total prize pool of $259,303, and the most recent champion is Olena Rybakina (in 2020).
Source: Hot News
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