Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková.
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“Bara didn’t feel well in the evening, she was tired. It looks like something hit her, and after the consultation we decided that it was better not to get on than to bother,” Siniak said in a video conference with the media. “It’s unfortunate that this is how it came together, especially at home, but health is most important,” she added.
Siniaková and Krejčíková won the title in Shenzhen in January this year and then finished four times in the semifinals, including the Australian Open and Roland Garros grand slam tournaments. “I hope the finals are not cursed for us,” Siniak said. Theoretically, they should still defend the triumph in Linz with Krejčíková in November.
❕WITHDRAWAL❕
Unfortunately, the last two Czech players in the tournament, Kateřina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova, were forced to withdraw due to Barbora’s illness. Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani are into the finals with a walkover. pic.twitter.com/9c6hBWL4Ec
— J&T Banka Ostrava Open 2020 (@JTBankaOpen) October 24, 2020
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In the opening semifinal, the fourth-seeded Belarusian Viktoria Azarenková fought Maria Sakkari from Greece in two sets when she won 6: 1, 6: 3. Subsequently, the tournament trio Aryna Sabalenková from Belarus won over the American Jennifer Brady 6: 4, 6: 4.
0: 6, 0: 4, five balls from a colossal disgrace. The tennis comeback of the year took place in Ostrava
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At the end of the program, tournament ones Elise Mertens, Sabalenková and fours Kirsten Flipkens and Demi Schuurs will meet in the second semifinal of the doubles.
| J&T Banka Ostrava Open 2020 Women’s Tournament (hard surface, $ 528,500 grant): |
| Singles Semifinals: |
| Azarenkova (4-BEL) – Sakkari (Greek) 6: 1, 6: 3 |
| Sabalenkova (3-White) – Brady (USA) 6: 4, 6: 4 |
| Doubles Semifinals: |
| Dabrowská, Stefaniová (Kan./Braz.) – Krejčíková, Siniaková (2-CR) without a fight. |
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