Russian tennis player Veronica Kudermetova defeated the second racket of the world polka Igu Sventek in the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo.
The match lasted 2 hours 21 minutes and ended with a score of 6:2, 2:6, 6:4 in favor of the Russian, eighth seed. His opponent received the first seed number from the organizers.
Kudermetova beat the Polish player for the first time in her career, the head-to-head score was 4-1 in favor of Szwiatek.
In the semifinals of the tournament, Kudermetova will play with her compatriot Anastasia Pavliuchenkova .
WTA 500. Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis. Tokyo. Hard. Prize fund – more than 780 thousand dollars
Quarter-finals
Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 8) – Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 1) – 6:2, 2:6, 6:4
Source : MatchTV
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