Russian tennis player got a ball in the eye and withdrew from the match
Tatiana Prozorova, who sensationally reached the semifinals in singles in Singapore, was injured in a doubles match
Russian tennis player Tatiana Prozorova could not finish the quarterfinal match in the doubles category at the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore.
In the 1/4 finals, Prozorov and compatriot Sophia Lancere met with Japanese Miyu Kato and Australian Ellen Perez. With the score of 5:7, 2:5, the Japanese accidentally hit the Russian in the eye with a ball.
Prozorova lay on the court for a while, and then withdrew from the fight.
Earlier on Friday, 22-year-old Prozorova, who takes 180th place in the world ranking, sensationally reached the semifinals in Singapore in singles, defeating Chinese Wang Xinyu, the 40th racket of the world (3:6, 7:5, 6:4). In the previous match, she also sensationally defeated the 18th racket of the world, Filipino Alexandra Eal (4:6, 7:5, 6:3).
The semi-final of Prozorova in singles is scheduled for September 26. Her rival should be the winner of the pair Maria Saccari (Greece) – Talia Gibson (Australia).
