Olena Rybakina was supposed to play Jasmine Paolini at the “WTA 1000” tournament in Dubai, but the fourth seed had to withdraw before the quarter-final match.
Jasmin Paolini, in the semi-finals of the WTA Dubai after the elimination of Elena Rybakina
The 2022 Wimbledon champion was due to take the court after the match between Sorana Kirstea and Marketa Vondrousova (continued) but she blamed health problems and announced the defeat.
Thus, Jasmine Paolini (28 years old) achieved one of the most important performances of her career and will play for the first time in the semifinals of the “WTA 1000” tournament.
The Italian, who is ranked 26th in the WTA rankings, will fight for a place in the finals of the competition in the United Arab Emirates with the winner of Kirstea (22nd WTA) and Vondrousova (favorite 7).
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 18 to 24 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $3,211,715. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the reigning champion is Barbora Krejcikova.
Source: Hot News
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