Posted on March 21, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.
Mathieu WARNIER
Falling seed quantity 8 Ann Li, Viktorija Golubic certified for the final of the WTA event in Monterrey, her second of the season after Lyon.
After spending 5 years and not using a final on the essential circuit, Viktorija Golubic by no means stops. The Swiss, unlucky finalist of the WTA event in Lyon, supplied herself a second alternative so as to add a second title to her document in 2021. On the event of the semi-finals of the WTA event in Monterrey, for which she needed to move by qualifying, the 102nd world overcame the American Ann Li, seeded quantity 8. If her first break was instantly canceled, the Swiss insisted and, lining up 4 consecutive video games, received the first set fairly clearly. In the course of, the 72nd world misplaced its service for the fourth time in a row, nevertheless it didn’t break up for all that. Ann Li was late in the fourth recreation earlier than lacking a ball to take the lead in the second set. A missed alternative that the American might remorse as a result of, in the wake, Viktorija Golubic as soon as once more made the break earlier than concluding together with his second match level on his service (6-2, 6-4 in 1h21 ‘). In the final, his opponent will probably be Leylah Fernandez, or Sara Sorribes Tormo, seeded quantity 7 in the event.
MONTERREY (Mexico, WTA 250, exhausting outdoors, 196,798 €)
Title holder: Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Semi-finals
Fernandez (CAN) – Sorribes Tormo (ESP, n ° 7)
Golubic (SUI, Q) beats Li (USA, # 8): 6-2, 6-4
Quarter-finals
Fernandez (CAN) beats Kuzmova (SLQ): 7-5, 6-3
Sorribes Tormo (ESP, n ° 7) beats Schmiedlova (SLQ): 6-3, 7-5
Li (USA, n ° 8) beats Zheng (CHN, # 3): 7-5, 6-1
Golubic (SUI, Q) beats Kalinskaya (RUS, Q): 6-2, 6-4
Round of 16
Fernandez (CAN) beats Kucova (SLQ, LL): 6-1, 6-4
Kuzmova (SLQ) beats Dart (GBR, LL): 6-4, 6-3
Schmiedlova (SLQ) beats Paolini (ITA): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Sorribes Tormo (ESP, n ° 7) bat Juvan (SLO, Q): forfeit
Li (USA, n ° 8) beats Zidansek (SLO): 6-4, 6-3
Zheng (CHN, n ° 3) beats Zhu (CHN): 6-1, 6-2
Golubic (SUI, Q) beats Davis (USA): 6-3, 6-1
Kalinskaya (RUS, Q) beats Stojanovic (SER): 6-4, 6-3
1st spherical
Kucova (SLQ, LL) beats Stephens (USA, # 1): 6-2, 6-2
Fernandez (CAN) beats Vandeweghe (USA, WC): 6-3, 6-2
Kuzmova (SLQ) beats Dolehide (USA, WC): 6-3, 6-1
Dart (GBR, LL) beats Watson (GBR, # 5): 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Paolini (ITA) beats Hibino (JAP, n ° 9): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
Schmiedlova (SLQ) beats Boulter (GBR): 6-4, 6-0
Juvan (SLO, Q) beats Osorio Serrano (COL, Q): 6-4, 6-4
Sorribes Tormo (ESP, n ° 7) beats Tsurenko (UKR, Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Li (USA, n ° 8) beats Rus (PBS): 6-3, 7-5
Zidansek (SLO) beats Zarazua (MEX, WC): 7-6 (8), 6-3)
Zhu (CHN) beats Bouchard (CAN): 7-5, 7-6 (3)
Zheng (CHN, n ° 3) beats Gracheva (RUS): 6-3, 7-5
Golubic (SUI, Q) beats Blinkova (RUS, # 6): 6-4, 6-4
Davis (USA) beats Sherif (EGY, Q): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Stojanovic (SER) beats Trevisan (ITA): 6-3, 6-2
Kalinskaya (RUS, Q) beats Podoroska (ARG, n ° 2): 6-4, 6-4
