Viktorija Golubic (WTA 43) narrowly missed the feat in the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Melbourne. The Zurich native lost 6-2 5-7 6-4 to the former world no.1 Simona Halep (WTA 20).
Seeded No. 6 in the table, Viktorija Golubic missed the boat in the ‘money time’. The quarter-finalist of the last Wimbledon has indeed obtained four break points while she led 4-3 in the decisive set, then two 5-5 balls while her opponent was used to win the match.
But Simona Halep was able to keep her guard to pocket the last four games of the match and win after 2h35 ‘of play her ticket for the semi-finals. ‘Viktorija played an incredible game. She put me under pressure, which was hard to manage, ‘noted the Romanian, who will face China’s Qinwen Zheng (WTA 126) on Saturday.
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