WTA Adelaide: Kasatkina through to final as Pegula withdraws

The Russian will face Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 6 seed, in the final

Daria Kasatkina at the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas Image Credit: Icon SMI / Panoramic

Tennis Majors

January 12, 2024

Adelaide International •Semi-final • completed

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D. KasatkinavsJ. Pegula

Russian Daria Kasatkina advanced to the final of the Adelaide Open after American Jessica Pegula, the second seed, withdrew due to GI illness before the match on Friday at the Memorial Drive Tennis Park.

Kasatkina, ranked No 15, received a walkover for the second match in a row – her quarter-final opponent Laura Siegemund, also withdrew from the match. The Russian will face Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 6 seed, next.

Adelaide International has a schedule change tonight due to player illness & the women’s singles semifinal won’t be played. Unfortunately, Jessica Pegula has had to withdraw due to a GI illness. Please stay on, enjoy our entertainment after the men’s singles semifinal.
— Adelaide International (@AdelaideTennis) January 12, 2024

Earlier in the week, the Russian beat American qualifier Claire Liu (6-4, 6-3), qualifier Anna Kalinskaya (5-7, 6-4, 7-5) and German Laura Siegemund (walkover).

Pegula, ranked No 5, won against lucky loser Bernarda Pera (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) and edged out Russian qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6-7 (1), 7-5, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.