Anette Kontaveit (the third favorite and the reigning champion) stopped in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Ostrava, and the Estonian decided to withdraw during the match against Tereza Martinsova.

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Anette Kontaveit left during the match with Tereza Martinsova in the 1/8 finals of the WTA Ostrava

Leading 3-0 in the first set, Kontaveit fought back impressively (4-3), but lost her serve again and Martinkova won in a tiebreak: 7-6(3).

Tereza also managed to break early in the second set, while Annette left the game with an injury.

Tereza Martinsova (78 WTA) will fight the winner of the match between Kateryna Aleksandrova (21 WTA) and Darya Kasatkina (11 WTA, favorite 5) to reach the semifinals of the competition in the Czech Republic.

The Agel Open in Ostrava takes place from October 3 to 9, is played on closed hard, has a total prize money of $757,900 and is part of the WTA 500 category. The champion of the title is Anette Kontaveit, and the main favorite this year is Iga Swiatek, the world leader.