Athletistic/Tennis. At the WTA-1000 tournament in Dubai (UAE), the second racket in the world, Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, was defeated in the second round by the representative of Croatia Donna Vekic, who occupies 31st place in the WTA rankings. The match ended with a score of 6:7 (5:7), 6:3, 6:0 in favor of the Croatian athlete.

The match lasted 2 hours 23 minutes. Vekic served 14 times, committing five double faults, and converted seven of 10 break points won. Sabalenka made eight aces, eight double faults and converted three out of 14 break points.

In the next round of the competition, Vekic will meet Romania’s representative Sorana Cirstei, who defeated Russian Veronica Kudermetova in the second round.

  • Kudermetova lost to Kirste in the second round of the Dubai tournament


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