Belgian tennis player Martinez won the WTA tournament in Doha
KIEV. 16 Feb. UNN. In the final of the Belgian ELISA Martinez beat ex-first racket of the world Simona Halep. It is reported by UNN with reference to the WTA.
Belgian ELISA Martinez became the winner of tournament WTA in Doha (Qatar). In the final, Martinez beat Romanian Simona Halep in three sets 3:6, 6:4, 6:3.
Belgian Martinez that is twenty-first in the world ranking, lost the first set and lost 0:2 at the start of the second. However, she managed to turn the game around and for the first time came forward when the score was 4:4 in the second game. In the final set, Halep has already all the time to catch up, but Martinez brought the match to victory.
The victory was Martinez’s first in the history of its confrontation with Halep. This Halep twice during 2018 defeated the Elis.
Martinez won the fifth tournament in his career and the first tournament of the prestigious level of Premier.
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We will remind that on tournament in Doha, Halep defeated Ukrainian tennis players Lesia Tsurenko and Elina Svitolina.