INDIAN WELLS (The Thursday Times) — Mirra Andreeva ne Budh ko match ke aakhri 11 games jeet kar aalmi number do Aryna Sabalenka ko 6-4, 6-0 se shikast di aur apne group ki fateh ke taur par WTA Finals ke semi-final mein pohanch gayin.
19 sala Russi khiladi, jinhon ne is saal French Open jeeta, pehle set mein 4-1 se peeche thin, jis ke baad Sabalenka ka khel bikhar gaya. WTA ke mutabiq Andreeva ne aakhri 55 mein se 45 points jeete.
Pehla set jeetne ke liye service karte hue 15-30 par Andreeva ne lagatar teen aces maar kar set apne naam kiya. Unhon ne 16 winners lagaye aur sirf chhe ghair zaroori ghaltiyan kin, jabke Sabalenka ne 23 ghair zaroori ghaltiyan kin aur ek bhi ace nahin mara.
Andreeva ne court par interview mein kaha, “Sach kahun to mujhe lagta hai ke Aryna ka din acha nahin tha. Mujhe lagta hai ke aaj main sara credit nahin le sakti.”
Aakhri jagah ke liye faisla kun muqabla
Andreeva ne Peer ko Elina Svitolina ko 6-4, 6-0 se haraya tha. Chaar baar ki Grand Slam singles champion Sabalenka, jo ghutne par tape laga kar khelin, ab Jumma ko group ki doosri semi-final jagah ke liye Svitolina ka samna karengi.
Svitolina ne Budh ko is se pehle ek set se peeche hone ke bawajood Karolina Muchova ko 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 se hara kar apni umeeden zinda rakhin, halanke unhein dayen kulhe ki takleef par medical timeout lena para. Muchova ne 39 ghair zaroori ghaltiyan kin.
Is saal season ka yeh aakhri tournament California ke Indian Wells Tennis Garden mein khela ja raha hai.
