Jessica Pegula was supposed to play with Daria Kasatkina in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide, but the American withdrew a few hours before the start of the match.

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Jessica Pegula stars in WTA Adelaide – Daria Kasatkina vs Jelena Ostapenko in the final

Australia’s second favorite Pegula (5 WTA) withdrew due to a gastrointestinal infection. Under these conditions, Daria Kasatkina (15 WTA) will reach the finals of the tournament in Adelaide without playing.

The athlete from Russia will fight for the trophy with Olena Ostapenko (12 WTA), beating Kateryna Alexandrova (21 WTA) in two sets with the score 6-2, 7-6(3).

In a match with an athlete from Russia, the Latvian scored 36 winning throws.

Olena Ostapenko and Daria Kasatkina have met seven times on the WTA, and the 2017 Roland Garros champion leads 5-2.

Adelaide International (Australia) takes place from January 8 to 13 on hard. He has a total prize money of $922,573 and is a member of the “WTA 500”. The last champions are Esheli Barty (2020, 2022), Iga Sviatek (2021) and Belinda Bencic (2023).