In dazzling form for the last two months (21 victories for three titles in Cleveland, Ostrava and Moscow, last week), Anett Kontaveit will continue this Wednesday with the Romanian tournament in Cluj on which she can overtake the Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the standings of the Race for the Masters. The Tunisian, unfortunately forfeited due to an injury, has to worry about.
With just 139 points ahead of the Estonian and with a tournament still to be played the following week in Linz (WTA 250), Austria, the latter has the opportunity to pass her direct opponent by winning the Romanian tournament. She would then just have to “ensure” by scoring at least as many points as Jabeur knowing that she will certainly not be at 100% of her capacities.
“Before Ostrava nobody gave me the slightest chance to have this opportunity and honestly I’m not going to put the pressure on myself and I’m just going to take one game at a time and of course that’s the ultimate goal, but I don’t think about it too much “, said Anett during media day in Romania. The final sprint can begin.
Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 15:40
