On February 14, Beijing time, the 2022 season of WTA500 St. Petersburg came to an end, and the No. 2 seed Kontavite overcame the decisive set to fall behind 2-5, and finally reversed the top seed Sakari 5-7/7-6 (4)/7-5 thrillingly, winning 20 consecutive indoor hard courts and winning the sixth crown of his career.
The two sides have met twelve times before, with six wins each to a draw, the most recent of which was in the semi-finals of last year's WTA Year-End Finals, when Kontavit won 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Today's game, Kontawirt quickly got into shape, establishing a 5-2 lead. Sakkari gradually regained form in the ensuing game, then came in to chase the score to 5-5. The Greeks broke through the insurance at a critical moment and went to the next city 7-5.
In the second set, the two fought more fiercely, and the score alternately rose, reaching 6-6 in the first twelve sets. Entering the tie-7 showdown, Contavita played more steadily, pulling back a city 7-4. The course of the decider was the same as in the first set, but the winning side was Kontawirt, and the Estonian girl launched a counterattack after falling behind 2-5, winning the next five consecutive sets to win 7-5, and defeated Sakkari 2-1 on aggregate to win the championship.
In the women's doubles final, Kalinskaya/McNally won the title 6-3, 6-7 (5) /10-4 Lekroska/Lutlev.
(Text, Editor: Geoge, Photo: Visual China)
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