Athletistic / Tennis. In the final match of the WTA Eastbourne 500 tournament, Russian Daria Kasatkina and Canadian Leila Fernandez will meet
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Tennis. WTA-500. Eastbourne. The final. Fernandez – Kasatkina. Live
In the last week before the start of Wimbledon, the prestigious Rothesay international women’s tournament in Eastbourne (UK) in the 500 category comes to an end. Russian Daria Kasatkina and Canadian Leila Fernandez will face each other in the final match of the competition. Bookmakers consider our tennis player the favorite of the match. You can bet on Dasha’s victory with odds of 1.67, while her opponent’s success is estimated at 2.22 points.
Kasatkina reached the final of this tournament for the second year in a row. Last season, Daria lost in the title match to American Madison Keys (2:6, 6:7). This time, the rival of the 27-year-old Russian is not so famous, but still. On the way to the final, 21-year-old Fernandez defeated several of her main rivals, including last year’s winner.
Despite her very young age, Leila already has three WTA singles titles. Starting in 2021, the Canadian wins one tournament during the year – Monterrey 2021 and 2022, as well as Hong Kong 2023. In Eastbourne, Fernandez started as the 30th racket in the world, but thanks to her participation in the final, she has already climbed 5 places. in the ranking. During the tournament, Leila managed to surprise in the first round, defeating the Czech Barbora Krejcikova, a representative of the top 10, in three sets – 6:2, 3:6, 6:2. And for the second time, Fernandez surprised in the semifinals, not allowing last year’s champion Madison Keys to enter the title match – 6:3, 3:6, 6:3.
For Daria Kasatkina, this final will be of great importance. The fact is that the Russian has won titles on hard and clay courts, but has not yet won titles on grass. It would be a shame to miss such an opportunity a second time. Our tennis player has 6 titles on the WTA circuit, but the last one dates back to the 2022 season. In the world ranking, Dasha rose to 12th place, where she will remain even if she wins the tournament. Recall that in the semifinals in Eastbourne, Kasatkina defeated the Italian Jasmine Paolini (3:6, 7:5, 6:3), who is now the 7th racket in the world.
In personal meetings between Kasatkina and Fernandez, the Russian has an advantage. Dasha won both confrontations that took place in the 2022 season – in Rome (4:6, 6:3, 7:6) and in San Diego (6:2, 6:2).
Tennis. WTA-500. Eastbourne. The final. Fernandez – Kasatkina. Direct
The live online broadcast of this match will begin at SPORT.RU June 29, 14:10 Moscow time
Source: Sport
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