“Diana lost to McCartney Kessler at the WTA 250 tournament in Australia”, — write: sport.ua
In the 3rd round, the Ukrainian lost in two sets McCartney Kessler (USA, WTA 67) in 1 hour and 35 minutes.
WTA 250 Hobart. Hard. 1/4 finals
Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) [1] – McCartney Kessler (USA) – 5:7, 4:6
In the first game, the Ukrainian won 3:1, but immediately gave the advantage and Kessler took the lead with a break 4:3. Diana returned, made the score 5:4, but again lost 3 games in a row. The second set also started promisingly for Yastremska. But from 3:0, the Ukrainian gave it to 3:5.
This was the second meeting of the rivals. Kessler avenged her loss in the quarterfinals of the 2023 WTA 125 in Angers.
For the first time since the 2024 Australian Open, Yastremska played at the 1/4 final stage at the Tour level. Kessler will take the court against 6th seed Elina Avanesyan (Armenia, WTA 44) in the semifinals.
Yastremska managed to beat Katie Volynets and Anne Lee in Hobart. Kessler, in addition to Diana, managed to pass Rebecca Shramkova and Maria Lourdes Carle.
Photo gallery of the match Diana Yastremska – McCartney Kessler
MCCARTNEY’S MOMENT 💫@mccartneyk_ defeats the no.1 seed to reach the semifinals of #HobartTennis pic.twitter.com/EuYiHu4nGE
— Hobart International (@HobartTennis) January 9, 2025