Tennis,
Feb 16, 7:23 pm
The Russian woman will play with the first racket of the world for reaching the final of the tournament in Doha
Veronika Kudermetova advanced to the semifinals by defeating American Corey Gauff in three sets. The next opponent of the Russian woman will be the Polish Iga Sventek
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The second racket of Russia Veronika Kudermetova reached the semifinals of the tournament in Doha with a prize fund of more than $780,000.
In the quarterfinals, Kudermetova defeated the American Corey Gauff (6th number in the world ranking) with a score of 6:2, 3:6, 6:1.
The rivals spent two hours on the court. The American made six aces, Kudermetova – two. At the same time, the Russian made two fewer double faults and converted seven out of 13 break points.
Medvedev reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Rotterdam
Kudermetova is 25 years old, she ranks 11th in the WTA rankings. This season, the best result of the athlete was the semi-final of the tournament in Adelaide, Australia.
Later on Thursday, Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia and Greek Maria Sakkari will play in the quarterfinals in Doha. The betting company Fonbet accepts bets on the victory of any of the rivals with a coefficient of 1.9.
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