Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, 30th in the world, was upset when she won the grass tournament at ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Sunday, beating No. 1 seed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, in two sets of 7-5, 6-0.
This is only the second title in the career of this great waitress, who is 27, after Shenzhen in 2020.
He will not be able to take advantage of his good form at Wimbledon, as well as his rival, as the Russians and Belarusians were excluded due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Sabalenka, 6th in the world, semi-finalist of the grand slam on grass last year, fell after leading 5-4 in the first set. He conceded nine consecutive games by making at least 31 mistakes in total.
Alexandrova closed out the match with her best weapon with two service wins and an ace.
He will climb to 27th place in the world and come close to his best ranking (25th).
On the men’s side, Daniil Medvedev will face Félix Auger-Aliassime’s scorer, Tim van Rijthoven, in the grand final.
France Media Agency
Source: Radio-Canada
