Switzerland's Gilles Teichmann loses to Russia's Kudermetova
The end of the "lucky loser" adventure in "Dubai Tennis"
Kudermetova defeats Tikhman in a match that lasted two hours and 24 minutes.
Photography: Patrick Castillo
Russian Veronika Kodermetova, ranked 31 in the world, put an end to the surprises of the "lucky loser" Swiss 35th world number Gil Techmann in the "Dubai Tennis" for professional players, after Kudermetova beat Tikhman in two sets in one set (6-2, 5-7, 6-4). In a match that brought them together yesterday at the "Dubai Duty Free" stadium in the Garhoud area, for the quarter-finals, in the tournament currently being held in its 22nd edition, and the curtain falls on it tomorrow.
It took Kodermitova two hours and 24 minutes to end Teichmann's ambitions, after the first set was easily won by the Russian (6-2) in 32 minutes, before the Swiss managed to revive her hopes of crossing to the semi-finals by deciding the second set (7-5) in a time of one hour and five Minutes, the two players entered the third and decisive set, during which Kudermetova broke her opponent's serve in the ninth game, then decided the set (6-4) with a time of 50 minutes.
The Swiss Teichmann is one of the most prominent surprises of the current version. After she was bid farewell to the tournament, last Sunday, from the qualifying rounds, she returned to the tournament through the "lucky loser" card, which is usually given to the player with the best performance who did not succeed in reserving her seat and qualifying for the main roles, especially That the card opened the door for Tchiman to join the list of 32 players competing for the title, instead of the American Daniel Collins, ranked 11th in the world, who withdrew hours before the start of the tournament, in an opportunity that the Swiss did not hesitate to take advantage of by excluding her in the first round of the Belgian Elise Mertenez, ranked 22 in the world, With two sets without a response (6-2 and 6-4), he hit a date in the 16th round with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in a match that represented the crossing gate for Tichmann to the quarter-finals.
And the surprises of the 22nd edition continued, after the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko eliminated the hopes of her Czech opponent, Petra Kavitova, to win a new title in “Dubai Tennis” after 2013, with Ostapenko winning by two sets in one set (5-7, 7-5, 7-6) in a marathon match that lasted two hours. and 42 minutes.
• A marathon match between the Latvian Ostapenko and the Czech Kavitova, which lasted two hours and 42 minutes.
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