Tennis
I finished it. Tsurenko reached the 1/8 final of the tournament in Slovenia
Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko (WTA 92) won in three sets against Elena-Gabriele Ruse (Romania, WTA 96) in the 1/16 final of the tournament held in Portoroz (Slovenia).
WTA 250 Portoroz (Slovenia). 1/16 final. Hard
Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania) – 6:1, 4:6, 6:4
It should be noted that in the 2nd set Lesya scored 4:3 (A:40) at the reception, but did not take a break and her game was broken. However, after an unsuccessful start in the third set, Lesya managed to squeeze her opponent in a tight fight.
She will face 33-year-old Ukrainian Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA 24) in the 1/8 final.
Previously, Ukrainians Marta Kostyuk (WTA 54) and Dayana Yastremska (WTA 89) completed their performance in this tournament. By the way, Martha lost to her future rival, Ruse – Alexandrova.
Source: Sport UA
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