Arina Sobolenko will not remember the WTA tournament in Rome with warmth. The Belarusian quite unexpectedly lost to Sofia Kenin and thus said goodbye to the chances of winning in Italy. The second rocket of the world commented on the latest developments in one sentence.
Arina Sobolenko sensationally lost in the 2nd round of the WTA 1000 in Rome and was eliminated from the tournament. The recent killer Igi Sviontek and the second racket of the world lost to the 134th racket of the world Sofia Kenin. The lower-ranked tennis player won 6:7, 2:6, surprising everyone around.
Arina Sobolenko spoke after the defeat
After the defeat, Arina Sobolenko posted a short entry on her Twitter in which she eloquently commented on what happened recently.
“Tired. I definitely need a rest, ”we read in the tennis player’s profile.
Crowd meeting Arina Sobolenko
Recently, Arina Sobolenko has played a lot of matches. Last week she defeated Iga Sviontek at WTA Madrid, and on April 23 she fell from the first racket of the world in the fight for the WTA Stuttgart title. In addition, earlier, on March 29, she lost in the quarterfinals of the WTA Miami to Sorana Kirstea, and 10 days earlier in Indian Wells, she had to admit the superiority of Elena Rybakina.
Including all these matches, from March 10, when Arina Sabolenko played her first match in Indian Wells with Evgenia Rodina, until the last match with Sofia Kenina on May 11, the Belarusian had about 36 days off.
In comparison, Iga Sviontek, the world number one, had more days to recover, because due to an injury she had to withdraw from the Miami Open and qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup.
The third racket of the world also dropped out of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome.
In addition, during the WTA 1000 Rome, the meeting of the third racket of the world Jessica Pegula with Taylor Townsend became a big sensation. The American, who was one of the favorites for the final triumph, said goodbye to the Italian courts. The player with the lower rating (168th in the WTA ranking) won 6:2, 3:6, 6:3.
These sensations mean that Ige Sviontek, who is also the favorite for the final triumph, may find it easier in the later stages of this tournament. The first racket of the world will play her first match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Friday, May 12.
Source: Wprost
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