Wednesday, December 25, 2024

WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia defeats 2 sisters on similar day

Tennis: US OpenSep 4, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) waves to the group whereas leaving the court docket after her match towards Karolina Muchova (CZE)(not pictured) on day ten of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis event at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Geoff Burke-Imagn Pictures

Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil recorded a win over each of the Kudermetova sisters on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Korea Open in Seoul.

Haddad Maia breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova of Russia within the quarterfinals earlier than notching her eleventh win in her previous 13 matches with a 6-4, 6-4 conquer Veronika Kudermetova within the semifinals. Each matches had been contested on Saturday, at some point after rain worn out the schedule.

Veronika Kudermetova arrange the semifinal match with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria earlier within the day.

Additionally Saturday, top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia defeated each former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and fourth-seeded countrywoman Diana Shnaider to advance to the ultimate. Kasatkina gained the primary set 6-1 earlier than Raducanu opted out of the match on account of a foot damage. She then breezed to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Shnaider in 77 minutes.

Kasatkina and Haddad Maia will meet Sunday within the event remaining.

Thailand Open

German Laura Siegemund and Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova secured straight-set wins to advance to the event remaining in Hua Hin.

Siegemund had two aces and two double faults en path to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands.

Sramkova capitalized on 4 of seven break probabilities and wanted simply 84 minutes to grab a 6-4, 6-2 win over Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.

–Subject Stage Media

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