07/21/2023 10:36 p.m. Updated to 07/21/2023 2:18 p.m.
Nadia Podoroska (80th) advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 250 in Budapest, in Hungary, after beating without incident over Elina Avanesyan (69°) by 6-1 y 6-3. La Peque showed very solid tennis and beat the Russian after an hour and 24 minutes of play, much of it in the rain.
The 26-year-old Rosario will play this Saturday one of the semifinals of the tournament (at 8 on Star+) against another Russian, Maria Timofeeva (246th), who eliminated the Slovenian in the quarterfinals Kaja Juvan (169) by 3-6, 6-3 y 6-2. Three months ago they met in the quarterfinals of the ITF W60 in Noise, Switzerland, and Argentina also took the win.
Podoroska is one game away from the final.
The WTA 250 in the Hungarian capital takes place on surface courts of brick dustwill distribute a total of 225.480 euros in prizes and quickly ran out of the top favorite for the title, the American Bernard Per (39th), who lost in the initial round with Russian Diana Shnaider (110th) 6-4, 7-5.
For reaching the round of the best four, the national tennis player will get a check $11,275, if he reaches the final it will be $20,226, and $34,228 if he wins the tournament. This year he won $458,235 in prizes. This week he will approach 2 million dollars throughout his career, since today he adds 1,968,937 dollars.
The possible finalists
After the qualification of Podoroska and Timofeeva to the semifinals, one of the two remaining matches of the quarterfinals is defined and the other was interrupted. the american Claire Liu (88th) is the one that has its place secured in the top 4, by beating the Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (83°) by 7-5 y 6-4 to face the winner of the duel between the Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl (100°) and the local Fanny Tables (441°), which should have been stopped nine minutes into the start.
In the semifinals she goes with Timofeeva.
2023-07-21 22:36:42
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