This Friday at WTA 500 de Brisbanethe level went up a notch. The WTA world number 1, Aryna Sabalenkawas expected on the court to face the Czech Maria Bouzkova. Finalist last year, titled in 2023, she is banking on this tournament again this year to prepare for theAustralian Openwhere she will have the opportunity to achieve a historic hat-trick. Solid, the Belarusian continued her journey, still without losing a set, overcoming the Czech 6-3, 6-4. She will perhaps pass her first test in the semi-finals against Mirra Andreevafeller ofOur Jabeur.
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The Brisbane WTA 500 table
Birrell's epic ended, Andreeva extinguished Jabeur
It was the attraction of the day Brisbane. Faller with surprising ease ofEkaterina Alexandrova (n°14) in the first round thenElina Avanesyan in three sets, Our Jabeurabsent since September due to a shoulder injury, quickly returned to good form. The Tunisian, back in the top 40 thanks to her good performances, took a test this Friday against Mirra Andreeva16th player in the world. But the 17-year-old Russian, who had already won their only confrontation at theAustralian Open 2024was able to close the deal in two sets 6-4, 7-6(2). In the other quarters, Anhelina Kalinina put an end to the local's good run Kimberly Birrell (4-6, 6-1, 7-5) after a 2h40 fight, while Polina Kudermetova qualified for the semi-finals thanks to a mastered match against Ashlyn Krueger (7-6 [3]6-3).
The results from this Friday in Brisbane:
Pat Rafter Arena
From 2am
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) – Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
-[8] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) – Our Jabeur (TUN) 6-4, 7-6 [2]
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) – Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-3, 6-4
Show Court 1
From 6 a.m.
Polina Kudermetova (RUS) – Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 7-6 [3]6-3
