Russian Kudermetova beat Poland’s Swiatek in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Tokyo
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Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova beat Polish athlete Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinal match of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Tokyo. The game ended with the score 6:2, 2:6, 6:4.
In the semifinals, Veronika Kudermetova, who is ranked 19th in the WTA rankings, will play with Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. In the quarterfinals, Pavlyuchenkova beat Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (6:2, 7:5).
Iga Swiatek lost her lead in the world rankings on September 11 when she lost to Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. Iga Swiatek lost the title of world number one for the first time in 75 weeks. This was her first tournament after losing the lead in the rankings.
The tournament in Tokyo belongs to the WTA 500 category. The tournament games are played on a hard surface. The prize fund of the competition exceeds $780 thousand. Last year the champion was Russian tennis player Lyudmila Samsonova.
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