WTA Indian Wells: Sasnovich cleans Halep after Raducanu
Aliaksandra Sasnovich managed the second surprise at the WTA Tour 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. The Belarusian beat Simona Halep after US Open winner Emma Raducanu .
by tennisnet.com
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Oct 11, 2021, 08:54 am
Actually, Aryna Sabalenka is planned for the Belarus team in 2021 to ensure the big wins. After the number two in the world is missing from the WTA Tour 1000 event in Indian Wells due to a positive corona test, Aliaksandra Sasnovich simply jumps into the breach. Sasnovich had not given US Open winner Emma Raducanu a chance in round two, on Sunday (local time) she also won against Simona Halep, this time with 7: 5 and 6: 4.
You have already booked tickets for the flight home gahebat, Sasnovich said after beating Halep. In the end she got really nervous because the victory was so important to her.
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The next prominent opponent is now waiting in the round of 16. And it is the second Belarusian who caused a sensation on the WTA tour in previous years: Victoria Azarenka. The two-time Grand Slam winner prevailed against Petra Kvitova with exactly the same result as Sasnovich against Halep.
Fernandez with next comeback win
By the way, it was not a good day for the Romanians overall: In addition to Halep, Sorana Cirstea and Irina-Camelia Begu also had to give up the sails. Cirstea fought against Elina Svitolina for a long time, only losing in the tie-break of the third set. Begu, on the other hand, had no assignment against Shelby Rogers, went down with 0: 6 and 2: 6.
US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez once again showed her comeback qualities in the last match of the day. The Canadian was already behind with set and break against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but finally won 5: 7, 6: 3 and 6: 4. Fernandez will play against Rogers in the round of 16.
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