Maria Sakkari is one of the semi-finalists. Photo: WTA Spanish @WTA_Espanol
Maria Sakkari is one of the semi-finalists. Photo: WTA Spanish @WTA_Espanol
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Given the overloaded schedule of tennis before the Australian Open, the tournament organization WTA 500 Grampians Trophy from Melbourne, He decided cancel the final of the preparatory contest.
Anyway, it was reported that they remain the disputed points, valid for him ranking, in addition to the total prize pool of $565,530, to be distributed in equitable way.
Two days from the first Grand Slam of the season, and “for postponements of matches “ linked to the discovery of a positive case of COVID-19 in a hotel de Melbourne, “The final of the Trofeo Grampians”, the organization reported in its statement.
Specifically, the four qualified players will play their semifinals, before entering the contest of the Australian Open, programmed since February 8-21.
The Grampians Trophy It is a preparation tournament, reserved for players who were not allowed to train during their 14-day quarantine, because cases of contamination had been detected by COVID-19 on the flights that had transferred them to Australia.
Its programming was interrupted by the postponement of all the games scheduled for last Thursday, after the case of coronavirus detected in the hotel.
In the semifinals, the Greek Maria Sakkari faces the estonia Anett Kontaveit and the american Jennifer Brady, to his compatriot Ann Li.
Last round
The seeded five, the Greek Maria Sakkari defeated the German Angelique Kerber (8th) 6-4 6-2, in the quarterfinals to advance the last round semifinal.
For its part, Belarus Victoria Azarenka (3ª) she withdrew from the competition before the game of this phase, afflicted with some physical problems, which she did not want to aggravate before the imminent start of the Grand Slam australiano.
The tennis player from belarus was supposed to play for the estonia Anett Kontaveit, sixth seeded, but due to the withdrawal, Estonia automatically reached the semifinals, to be measured with Maria Sakkari.
For its part, the American Jennifer Brady (7ª) beat the czech Barbora Krejcikova by 7-6 (5) 6-4. The also American Ann Li eliminated the romanian Sorana Cirstea, to win 6-3 and 6-1.
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