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Transylvania Open Semis: Kontaveit vs Peterson and Kostyuk vs Halep

30 Oct 2021
05:17
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Just three matches remain in the Transylvania Open and two of them will be played today. Kontaveit, Peterson, Kostyuk, and Halep will square off in a crunching day.

Anett Kontaveit vs Rebbeca Peterson

The Estonian Anett has won all her games in two sets so far. To start, she beat Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 7-5 in the Round of 32. Then she beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 16. To reach in the Semis, Anett put away Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-1. Kontaveit won the Kremlin Cup a few days ago in a three-set battle versus Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Swedish Peterson started in the Round of 32 by beating Jana Fett 6-1, 6-3. Then she overcame Irina Bara 6-0, 6-3. Her toughest game in the tournament came so far came against Lesia Tsurenko who pushed her to three sets. However, she came through 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Marta Kostyuk vs Simona Halep

Ukrainian Kostyuk has won all her games in two sets. Marta started by beating Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-4. Then in the Round of 16, she trumped Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-4. Then in the battle of teenagers, she gave no chance to US Open winner Emma Raducanu as she clinched a 6-2, 6-1 win.

Romanian Simona Halep has moved without hiccups winning in two sets as well. She started with a 6-1, 6-2 win over compatriot Elena-Gabriel Ruse. In the Round of 16, she defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4, 6-2. Then she beat another one of her compatriots Jaqueline Cristian 6-1, 6-1.

The schedule for the day is given below:

  • 12:00 PM UT: Rebecca Peterson vs Anett Kontaveit;
  • 02:00 PM UT: Marta Kostyuk vs Simona Halep.
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