WTA: Surprise in St. Gallen

Caroline Wozniacki’s successful series after her Australian Open triumph has come to an end: In St. Guggenheim. Petersburg lost the world number one of 20-year-old Daria Kasatkina in two sets.

7:6 (2), 6:2 was the score for the world rankings-23. from Russia. Wozniacki had to accept her second defeat in 2017 – in Auckland she had lost to Julia Görges in the final at the beginning of the year, before she won her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne and became the world’s number one again.

In St.. Petersburg had won Wozniacki against Anastasia Potapova 6-0,6-1 at the start.

For Kasatkina, it was already her second victory over a number one in the world: A year ago, she beat Angelique Kerber in Sydney, and a few weeks later she won her first WTA Tour tournament in Charleston.

In the semi-finals of St. Peter. Petersburg will meet with defending champion Kristina Mladenovic on Saturday. Julia Görges will also play against Petra Kvitova, who beat Yelena Ostapenko 6-0,6-2.