Tennis
The Kichenok brothers will compete for the trophy at a tournament in Estonia
Ukrainian tennis players Lyudmila and Nadezhda KitchenoReached the doubles final at the WTA 500 tournament held in Tallinn (Estonia).
WTA 500 Tallinn. Couple category. It’s tough indoors. semifinal
Lyudmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Hope Kichenok (Ukraine) – Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway) / Teresa Mikhalikova (Czech Republic) – 7:6 (7:4), 6:1
Ukrainian tennis players will play in the seventh joint final at WTA level and will fight for the fourth cup. The last time Lyudmila and Nadezhda played together in the final was in November 2018, when they won the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
It should be noted that the Kichenok brothers played at the ITF W25 tournament in Tallinn in 2013. Then Lyudmila lost in the first round of the singles tournament, and Nadezhda lost in the final match, and together they lost in the doubles final to Anette Kontaveit and Elena Ostapenko.
The final will be held on Sunday. Nicole Melikar-Martinez (USA) and Laura Siegemund (Germany) will appear in court against the Ukrainians.
Earlier, the finalists of the singles tournament in Tallinn were announced.
Source: Sport UA
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