The second round of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Doha included a new Ukrainian-Russian match, but it ended prematurely due to the injury of Marta Kostiuk.
Marta Kostiuk ended her career after an ace with back pain and tears in her eyes
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, who is ranked 29th in the world ranking, faced Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (32 WTA) in Doha.
In the first set, Pavlyuchenkova led 2:0, and Kostyuk won the next game, serving an ace at the very end.
However, the Ukrainian could not continue the game, complaining of pain in her back, and left the field with tears in her eyes.
In the 1/8 finals, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will meet the Czech Marketa Vondrousova, the sixth favorite of the tournament.
Marta Kostyuk surrendered the match after zaledwie trzech games pojedynku with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Łzy na twarzy Ukrainki. Oby it wasn’t anything svetrego…
W trzeciej rundzie w Dosze Anastasia played with Marketą Vondrousová.#QatarTotalEnergiesOpen | #czasnatenispic.twitter.com/vpqbXlpuJj
— Z kortu – information tenisowe | Tennis news (@z_kortu) February 13, 2024
Unfavorable circumstances in Doha, when Marta Kostyuk was forced to withdraw from the 1-2* competition due to health problems, and as a result, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the third round.
Not as Nastya wanted to earn a victory, wishing Marta a speedy recovery! pic.twitter.com/MCyiZYOUVV
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) February 13, 2024
Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 will be held from February 11 to 17. The tournament is held on clay in Doha, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and offers a total prize pool of $3,211,715. The champion of the title is Iga Sviatek (2022, 2023), and Simona Halep won in 2014.
The main favorites of WTA Doha: Iga Svyatek (1), Coco Gauff (2), Elena Rybakina (3), Ons Jaber (4), Qinwen Zheng (5), Marketa Vondrousova (6), Maria Sakkari (7), Yelena Ostapenko ( 8).
Source: Hot News
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