Two weeks after her defeat in the Australian Open final by Alicia Keice, the Arina Sampalenka was defeated again, this time in First 1000 of the season in Doha.
The No.1 of the world rankings fell victim to surprise from Ekaterina Alexandrova (No.26), losing 2-1 (3-6, 6-3, 7-6) and even overturning after a battle that lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes!
This was the second time that the 30 -year -old Russian wins WTA No. 1, after winning her against Iga Sfionk in last year’s Miami Open, who is called upon to cross the Belgian obstacle, Elis Mertens (No. 32) in the world for qualifying In the quarter -finals of the institution.
We remind you that earlier, another big favorite for the title was left out of the tournament, as the American No.3 of the world, Coco Goff, He fell victim to a 2-0 set by Ukrainian, Costiuk.
A Crazy Win! EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA RIDES ON HER MONTUM AND STUNS WORLD No.1 ARYNA SABALENKA 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 and the Third Round of the Qatar Totalenergies Open.
A Match of Insane Quality and Relentless Aggishive Tennis from Both Players. What a match! pic.twitter.com/xzdhgxn9oj
– wtarussians (@wtarussians) February 11, 2025
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