Vera Zvonareva couldn't beat one other rising star because the 41-year-old Russian misplaced 3-6 3-6 to 20-year-old Petra Marcinko within the ITF W100 Dubai remaining.
Within the first set, the 2010 Wimbledon and US Open finalist recovered from a break down – however misplaced her serve as soon as once more within the eighth recreation – earlier than No. 4 seed Marcinko served out for the opener within the following recreation.
After dropping the primary set, Zvonareva additionally discovered herself 0-2 down early within the second set. Whereas the previous world No. 2 managed to get again into the second set and tie it to 2 video games apiece, she stored struggling on her function Marcinko claimed breaks within the fifth and ninth video games to finish a two-set win.
For Marcinko, this was her twelfth ITF title. The Croatian, who entered this week ranked at a career-high rating of No. 103 on the earth, is now set to interrupt into the top-100 and she’s going to climb to No. 82 on Monday.
Petra Marčinko defeats Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-3 to win the ITF W100 title in Dubai.
10 wins in a row for the 20 yr outdated Croat.
3- W100 🏆
1- W75 🏆
1- W125 🏆
She secures her spot within the Australian Open fundamental draw.
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Zvonareva's excellent week ends with a Dubai remaining loss
Previous to Dubai, Zvonareva hadn't performed a match on the Tour since April 2024. The Russian, who didn't have a rating at first of the week, might be ranked at No. 654 on Monday.
For the 41-year-old Russian, this was her first singles remaining since she by Kaia Kanepi within the 2020 ITF Istanbul remaining.
In the meantime, Zvonareva's Dubai run nonetheless isn't over since she has the doubles remaining with Rada Zolotareva. The Russian pair is enjoying towards Gao Xinyu and Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
