Sport tips Kontaveit writes a story in Wuhan, arguing about the trophy with Sabalenka
Historic victory was reached by Anett Kontaveit in the semi-finals of the Wuhan Women Tournament with a prize pool of $2, 746, 000. Kontaveit overpoward Shuai Zhang with 6:2, 2:1 (30:0) and retire from the host. In that way, the Estonian became the first country player in the country to qualify for the Premier 5 tournament by sport predictions final. For the 22-year-old Kontaveit, this is the first season`s final. In May this year it reached the semifinals of the Premier 5 category in Rome. Van Qian had 14 consecutive home games this year and failed to become the first Chinese to finish in the prestigious tournament. The match actually started great for Zhang, who made an early break and led with 2:0. However, there was a series of 7 consecutive games for the Estonian, with 2:5 the Chinese was taking a medical timeout due to thigh problems. Shuai Zhang was moving hard on the court and in the fourth game of the second set he gave up.
In the final, unconfirmed Kontaveit will play with Aryna Sabalenka. The 20-year-old Belarusian player in the semi-final against Ashleigh Bartywith 16:6 (2), 6:4. So she also qualified for her first Premier 5 finish.
In the first set, progressing seriously in recent weeks, Sabalenka lost with 2:4, but reached a tiebreak, giving only 2 points to his rival. In the second set, the Belarusian made an early break, led 2:0 and held up two games in the game.
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