2024-08-02 09:07:42
In the battle for a place in the semi-finals, the main favorite Šviontek was leading 6-1, 2-6, 4-1 when her opponent, eighth seed Daniela Collins (WTA No. 9), withdrew from the match due to injury.
Collins settled with an abdominal muscle injury.
In the semi-finals, Šviontek’s opponent will be the sixth-seeded Chinese Jen Xinwen (WTA 7th), who beat the former leader of the German ranking 6-7 (4:7), 6-4, 7-6 (8:6) in a tough three-set battle. veteran Angelique Kerber.
The 36-year-old German tennis player, who currently ranks only 212th in the WTA ranking, played her farewell tournament. During her career, she triumphed in 14 WTA tournaments, tostart in three “Grand Slam” competitions – the 2016 Australian and US Open Championships, as well as the 2018 Wimbledon Championship.
Meanwhile, the 13th seed Donna Vekic (WTA 21) from Croatia and Anna-Karolina Šmidlova (WTA 67) from Slovakia will fight in the second semi-final.
In the quarterfinals, the Slovakian unexpectedly defeated the tenth seed Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2, while Vekic handled the 12th-seeded Marta Kostyuk (WTA 19) from Ukraine, winning 6-4, 2-6, 7 -6 (10:8).
64 tennis players participate in the tournament of the Olympic Games, and the champion is determined in six rounds.
The best Latvian tennis player Aļona Ostapenko (WTA 11th) also participated in the tournament, but she failed to overcome the first round for the third Olympic Games in a row.
Ostapenko became the “French Open” champion in 2017 on the courts where the tournament takes place.
The Olympic Games will be held in the French capital until August 11, and not only in the French capital, but also in 16 other locations, including the French overseas territory of French Polynesia. The Games program includes 32 sports and 329 sets of medals will be distributed.
2024-08-02 09:07:42