Iryna Begu (38th place in the world ranking) left the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai in the opening round, our athlete lost to Barbora Krejcikova (29th WTA).

Iryna Begu, eliminated Barbora Krejcikova from WTA Dubai

2021 Roland Garros champion Barbora needed an hour and 35 minutes to win 6-4, 6-2.

Iryna had a great start to the match against the player from the Czech Republic: she broke in the first game of the match, and then led 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2. Unfortunately, Begu was no longer able to maintain a high level, and Krejcikova felt the ball better and better.

Four straight games followed, won by Barbora, and the Roland Garros 2021 champion prevailed 6-4.

In the second set, the coordinates changed: Iryna was one step behind her opponent, and Barbora’s two successful breaks (6-2) were decisive.

Know:

• For participating in the main draw in Dubai, Iryna Begu will receive a check for $12,848 and a point in the WTA singles ranking.

• Romania still has two singles players from Dubai in Sorana Kirstia and Ana Bohdan.

• for Sorana Kirstea (70 WTA) will play Beatrice Haddad Maia, the 11th favorite from Dubai and 12th in the world ranking. Kirstia is 3-1 in head-to-head matches, but the Brazilian last won 7-6(5), 6-1 at Adelaide 2 earlier this year.

• Finally, for Ana Bohdan (76 WTA – left the qualification) will be followed by a match with Laura Siegemund, who is ranked 130 in the world. The German leads 1-0 in straight matches, the victory came in 2018 in Rabat, the score was 6-4, 6-1.

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 19 to 25 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $2,788,468. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the last edition went to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.

At this year’s competition, Iha Svyatek (1), Aryna Sabalenko (2), Jessica Pegula (3), Caroline Garcia (4), Coco Gauf (5), Maria Sakkari (6), Daria Kasatkina (7) are seeded. ) and Belinda Bencic (8).