“Dayana lost in two sets to Ekaterina Aleksandrova in the 1/8 final match of the 500”, — write: sport.ua
In the second round, the Ukrainian lost in two sets to the second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA 11), which acts in a “neutral” status. The meeting ended in 1 hour and 10 minutes.
WTA 500 Abu Dhabi. Hard, 1/8 finals
Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) – Ekaterina Alexandrova [2] – 3:6, 0:6
Yastremska played her seventh head-to-head match against Aleksandrova and suffered her fourth defeat. In 2025, Diana lost to Ekaterina in the final of the pentathlon in Linz.
Yastremska started in Abu Dhabi by winning a match against Beatrice Haddad Maia. In 2026, Diana has three wins and four losses.
Aleksandrova will meet the winner of the Alexander Sasnovich-Alexandra Eala match in the quarterfinals of the competition.