Tennis-Tracker: Krecikova gegen Pegula im Vorteil - Rublev in Metz gefordert from

Tennis Tracker: Krecikova against Pegula in advantage - Rublev in demand in Metz

US Open winner Barbora Krejcikova dominates in Ostrava

Barbora Krejcikova wins her second title of the year. After her triumph at the French Open, the Czech also won the Ostrava tournament. Barbora Krejcikova, winner of the French Open in June and the Olympic Games in Tokyo last summer, won the WTA tournament in Ostrava against Jessica Pegula (USA) in the final on Sunday.

In front of her home crowd, the Czech prevailed with a score of 5:7, 7:6 (7:4), 6:3 after 2 hours and 41 minutes. In the first set, Krejcikova was already 3:0 up, but then lost seven games in a row. Afterwards, however, the local hero turned up the heat again and secured the second set with a 7:4 in the tie-break.

In the decisive third set, the two opponents initially remained on par, but from 3:3 onwards, Krejcikova won three games in a row and thus secured the tournament victory. In the semifinals, the Czech had prevailed against Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan in three sets. Pegula had previously defeated Anett Kontaveit from Estonia in three sets.

Andrey Rublev faces a challenge in Metz

Andrey Rublev started the ATP tournament in Metz with a win. The Russian defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili from Georgia 6:1, 6:0. Rublev, number five in the world rankings, needed just 51 minutes to reach the second round.

There he will now meet either Lucas Pouille from France or Oscar Otte from Germany. Rublev is considered one of the top favorites in Metz. Last year he reached the final, but lost to Hubert Hurkacz from Poland. Rublev is one of the most successful players of the season so far, having won four titles and already reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and the French Open.

Conclusion

Barbora Krejcikova continues her strong performances and wins the WTA tournament in Ostrava. Andrey Rublev also made a successful start to the ATP tournament in Metz. The top players are currently preparing for the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, which will start on August 29th.