• In the first semifinal in Toronto, the first racket of Romania and number 15 of the tournament Simona Halep beat the first racket of the USA Jessica Pegula – 2:6, 6:3, 6:4.
• The 30-year-old Simona Halep played in the semifinals of the “WTA 1000” level for the 29th time, but now she has reached the 18th such final.
• Of the “top 8” tennis players in Toronto, only Jessica Pegula (#7) made it to the quarterfinals this time.
IT’S YOU! IT’S YOU! ????
???????? @Simona Halep comes from a set down to defeat Pegula and reach her 18th WTA 1000 final!#NBO22 pic.twitter.com/NWrJpj220l
— wta (@WTA) August 13, 2022
• In the second semifinal in Toronto, Brazil’s No. 1 Beatrice Haddad-Maya (WTA No. 24) defeated Czech No. 1 Karolina Pliskova (WTA No. 14), who was once the world number one, 6-4, 7-6(7). In mutual matches, the balance is now 2-1 in favor of the Brazilian.
• In the first set, the highly motivated and on a wave, the Brazilian led 5-1, but the Czech improved her performance and got closer to 5-4. In the second set, the Brazilian got behind with 0:3 and 2:5, but she fought back and triumphed in the tiebreak.
• At the “WTA 1000” level, Hadada-Maija reached the final for the first time. In Canada, it is Brazil’s biggest success since 1997, when Gustavo Kuerten reached the final in Montreal.
LET’S GO BIA ⚡️
???????? Haddad Maia passes the Pliskova test, 6-4, 7-6(7) to reach her first WTA 1000 final!#NBO22 pic.twitter.com/KvJk6nyxO9
— wta (@WTA) August 14, 2022
• on August 14 at Halep and Haddad-Maya will play in the Toronto final at 20.30.
• As already reported, in the first round of the Cincinnati “WTA 1000” on Tuesday, Alyona Ostapenko will examine the Brazilian Haddad-Maia, who defeated the world leader Šviontek, who is doing very well in the Toronto tournament this week.
• If Halep wins the final in Toronto, Ostapenko will have moved up from 16th to 15th place in the world ranking on Monday, while Hadada-Maija, who had the best week of her career, will sit next to the Latvian tennis player, occupying the 16th position.
• The North American tournament series will continue with Cincinnati’s “WTA 1000” and the year’s last “Grand Slam” or “US Open”.
Resources used:
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