The 60th player in the world, Martincova, won three games in a row for the first time this year, returning Chang Shui’s six-year-old defeat in qualifying for the Australian Open. At the same time, she balanced the ratio of mutual matches to 1: 1.
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The native of Prague did not lose any service once in the battle with her six-year-old opponent, on the contrary, she broke the Chinese woman four times. After an hour and thirteen minutes, she used the first swordball.
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Twenty-seven-year-old Martincová reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament for the fifth time in her career and is fighting for her second final participation. So far, she has played for the title only at last year’s tournament in Prague, where she lost to compatriot Barbora Krejčíková. He has four titles from lower ITF tournaments.
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Martincová has fought the semi-final opponent Haddad Maia twice in the past, in both cases she has lost. The Brazilian is also aiming for her second WTA final in her career.
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Murray stepped on Tsitsipase and is in Stuttgart in the semifinals
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British tennis player Andy Murray defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7: 6, 6: 3 in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Stuttgart and scored his first win against a player from the elite five of the ATP rankings after six years. The former first player in the world, who is returning to the elite after protracted hip problems and repeated operations, has currently defeated the fifth player in the world in an hour and forty minutes.
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“I think I did well. The opponent in the first set was great and I had little chance. But when he created opportunities for my service, I stayed strong. In the tie-break I managed and in the second set I stayed at good service while his already weakened, “Murray said in an interview on the court.
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The 35-year-old Brit last succeeded against a similarly ranked player in 2016, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Champions Tournament. The two-time Wimbledon winner is currently ranked 68th in the ATP rankings.
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In the semifinals, Murray encounters Australian Nick Kyrgios, who advanced after the cramp of his rival Márton Fucsovices from Hungary.
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| NOTTINGHAM (grass, subsidy 251,750 euros) |
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| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Chang Shui (4-China) – Martincova (CZE) 3: 6, 2: 6 |
| Haddad Maia (7-BRA) – Sakkari (1-Gre) 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3 |
| HERTOGENBOSCH (grass) |
| Men (subsidy 725 540 euros): |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Van Rijthoven (Niz.) – Gaston (Fr.) 7:6 (7:2), 6:4 |
| Mannarino (Fr.) –Nakashima (USA) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Auger-Aliassime (2nd Kan.) defeated Chačanov (5th Russia) 7:6 (7:5), 6:4 |
| Women ($ 251,750 grant): |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Kuděrmětovová (6-Rus.) – Bencicová (2-Šv.) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| Sabalenkova (1-BEL) – Van Uytvanckova (Belg.) 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| Alexandrov (7-RUS) – McNally (USA) 6: 0, 6: 1. |
| STUTTGART (grass, subsidy 769 645 eur) |
| Singles – Quarterfinals: |
| Otte (DEU) – Bonzi (Fr.) without a fight. |
| A. Murray (UK) – Tsitsipas (1-GRE) 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 3 |
| Kyrgios (Austr.) – Fucsovics (HUN) 7: 6 (7: 3), 3: 0 ret. |
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