WTA 1000 Dubai: Elena Rybakina forfeits, Jasmine Paolini in semifinals
WTA 1000 Dubai: Elena Rybakina forfeits, Jasmine Paolini in semifinals
First semifinal in a WTA 1000 tournament for Jasmine Paolini who lands, without playing, in the penultimate act of the Duty Free Tennis Championships underway on the Dubai concrete.
In the quarters, the world number 26 Italian benefited from the withdrawal of Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, number 4 and one of the most in-form tennis players of the moment, who was forced to withdraw due to a gastrointestinal virus.
Tomorrow the Tuscan will play for entry into the final with the winner between Czech Marketa Vondrousova, world number 8 and defending Wimbledon champion, and Romanian number 22 Sorana Cirstea.
At this moment Jasmine in the WTA live ranking è number 21, which would be her best ranking, to which at this moment è she is almost sure.to install herself from next Monday.