The 2022 WTA500 St. Petersburg Station comes to an end. Today will be the final final, Sakkari vs Kontawirt. It was the 13th career matchup between the two, after the two had won six games each. However, Sakkari's last final, the 2021 Ostrava Open, was also a WTA 500 indoor hard-court event, which was lost in two consecutive sets by Kontawirt.
In the first set, Sakkari won five straight sets with a 2-5 deficit and won one set first 7-5. In the second set, After being broken to open 0-2 from the beginning, Contavet successfully broke back in the sixth set and won 7-4 in the seventh set to win a set back. In the third set, Sakkari broke strongly in the second set and briefly took a 5-2 lead, but Contavet then won five straight sets to win the decider 7-5.
In the end, Kontawirt completed a reversal to lock up the women's singles title in St. Petersburg, and Sakkari's individual tour singles final record was rewritten to 1 win and 3 losses. It is worth noting that While winning 20 consecutive indoor hardcourt events, Contavet won the sixth Tour women's singles title of his career and the fifth time in half a year. With this crown, Cantawirt's women's singles ranking will rise to sixth, which is also the highest ranking in her career history.
In the st. Petersburg final, Kontawirt reversed Sakkari's trophy and continued the record of a winning streak on the indoor hardcourt. After the match, Cantavite shared her feelings after winning the championship: "It was a very tough battle, I fell behind many times and couldn't believe that I had finally completed the reversal. I'm proud of myself, I've always kept fighting and never gave up. It was a pleasure to be able to turn things around, it was a wonderful game and I was able to stay calm and win in the end. ”
She continues: "To be honest, before last year I didn't think I liked playing indoor games so much. Before this week, I didn't know much about the data either. I'm not sure if there's anything special about the indoor courts, my ball is a good fit for a venue like this, or maybe it's just a coincidence. It is a pleasure to continue the good form from last year to this year and maintain a high level of play. At the beginning of a new season, you will always have doubts and do not know what the new year will be like. I am very happy to have excellent performance and achieve good results. ”
In addition, in the women's doubles final, Kalinskaya/McNally defeated Rossoka/Lutlif 6-3 6-7 (5) 10-4 to win the cup. It was McNally's fifth career WTA doubles title and Karinskaya's third doubles title. For both, it was their highest doubles title to date.