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Post by Admin on Mar 19, 2021 20:09:01 GMT
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Margarita Gasparyan | 2021 St. Petersburg Quarterfinals | WTA Highlights
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2021 2:38:53 GMT
Jaqueline Cristian vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2021 St. Petersburg Quarterfinals | WTA Match Highlight ixture: Daria Kasatkina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova Date: 20 March 2021 Tournament: St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2021 Round: Semifinals Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia Category: WTA 500 Surface: Indoor hardcourt The 2021 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy will witness yet another all-Russian affair in the semifinals, as World No. 61 Daria Kasatkina takes on two-time Major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova on Saturday. Kuznetsova, a former World No. 2, came into St. Petersburg desperately looking for some form. She had failed to reach the Round of 16 at any tournament she had entered prior to this week. But the Russian has turned her fortunes around at the WTA 500 event. Kuznetsova won her opening match against China's Wang Xinyu in straight sets, before coming from a set and a break down to defeat surprise quarterfinalist Jaqueline Adina Cristian and reach the last four. Kuznetsova's next opponent, former World No. 10 Daria Kasatkina, will likely make for an even tougher match-up. Having gone through a significant ranking drop after reaching the 2018 Indian Wells Masters final, the talented Kasatkina has been competing on the lower rungs of the WTA for a while. The Russian did not enjoy a great 2020 season, but has started 2021 in a much more confident frame of mind. Kasatkina won her first WTA title in over two years at the 2021 Philipp Island Trophy, beating Marie Bouzkova in the championship match. The Russian has continued her resurgence this week in her home country, defeating strong opponents like Clara Tauson and Aliaksandra Sasnovich early on. In her quarters against countrywoman Veronika Kudermetova, Kasatkina overcame a one-set deficit to reach the semifinals at the 500-level event.
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2021 4:44:22 GMT
Vera Zvonareva vs. Anastasia Gasanova | 2021 St. Petersburg Quarterfinals | WTA Match Highlights
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2021 15:42:42 GMT
Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Daria Kasatkina | 2021 St. Petersburg Semifinals | WTA Match Highlights WTA
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Post by Admin on Mar 22, 2021 0:39:09 GMT
Margarita Gasparyan vs. Daria Kasatkina 2021 St. Petersburg Final | WTA Match Highlights Daria Kasatkina became the first player to win two WTA tournaments in 2021, capturing her fourth career title at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy when Margarita Gasparyan retired with a lower back injury trailing 6-3, 2-1. Already a champion last month at the Phillip Island Trophy, Kasatkina's record this year is now 15-4, and she has spent the week underlining her renaissance on home soil. Having halted Danish teenager Clara Tauson's winning streak in the first round, No.8 seed Kasatkina came from a set down to win three straight matches against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, No.2 Veronika Kudermetova and No.4 Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the final. It was the 30th all-Russian final this century, and resulted in Kasatkina becoming the first player to win both WTA 500 events on Russian soil in her career. Her 2018 Moscow title was her last at this level before this week - a run that lifted her into the Top 10 for the first time.
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