Tunisian tennis star, ranked 45th in the world, Anas Jaber, said that "the rush was the direct cause of her early farewell to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship", after losing the day before yesterday to the first ranked in the world championship and the second in the world, Roman Simona Halep with two groups for one, with a result (6) -1, 2-6, 6-7).
And she said in press statements that she paid the price for rushing in the transmission, which made her lose the opportunity to reach the point of resolving the match to her advantage during the tiebreak. She added: "I withstood three sets against the world number two, although it is important to me, but my ambition in this tournament was greater." And she continued: «The second and third groups revealed technical aspects and weaknesses that I must address, especially in the field of rushing to play broadcasting.
She added: «Certainly the way in which I lost the loss will continue to accompany me for a long time, but at the same time it will serve as an incentive for me to work on developing my performance, and to move forward towards my goals that I set for this year, which is to reach the rankings 20 globally».
Elena Rybakina, ranked 19th in the world, blew a new surprise, yesterday, by defeating Czech Karolina Plekkova, ranked third in the world, in two sets without response by 7-6 and 6-3, to guarantee the pass to the semi-finals.
It took an hour and 41 minutes for Kazakhstan to join Pleskova in the list of top-ranked competitors, who are Ukrainian Elena Svetolina, 2017 and 2018 champion, defending champion Belinda Pinchic, American Sofia Sophia Kennin, Australian Open champion, and American Alison Risky.
Surgery behind the withdrawal of the Swiss star Federer
The organizing committee of the tournament announced yesterday the withdrawal of the defending champion and the record holder of the tournament with eight titles, Roger Federer (38 years), from participating in the men's championship that kicks off this 23rd, where she confirmed that the player underwent a knee surgery yesterday.
"Federer was keen, through his agent, to address the Supreme Organizing Committee, to confirm his withdrawal, as a result of undergoing surgical work on his right knee, after urgent advice from the medical device," said championship manager Salah Thalak. He continued: «The Swiss suffered pain in the right knee during the recent period, and he hoped that it would disappear, except that the medical examination, follow-up and discussion with his own medical team, was behind providing advice on the necessity of the immediate procedure of the operation.
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The world ranking of Tunisian star Anas Jaber, who presented this season distinct levels.