Tennis
Incredible sisters Kichenok. Ukrainian women win the trophy at the tournament in Estonia
Ukrainian tennis players Lyudmila and Nadezhda Kichenok Won the doubles cup at the WTA 250 series tournament in Tallinn (Estonia).
In the final, the Ukrainians defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) and Laura Siegemund (Germany).
WTA 250 Tallinn. Couple category. It’s tough indoors. End
Lyudmila Kichenok / Nadezhda Kichenok – Nicole Melihar-Martinez / Laura Siegemund – 7:5, 4:6, [10:7]
Note that in the 3 games before the final in this tournament, the Kichenok brothers won in two sets:
- 1/2 finals. Kichenok / Kichenok – Akeri / Mikhalikova – 7:6 (7:4), 6:1
- 1/4 final. Kichenok / Kichenok – Bencic / Flipkens – 6:3, 6:2
- 1/8 final. Kichenok / Kichenok – Hoverlag / Thombare – 6:3, 6:4
This trophy became the first joint championship of Lyudmila and Nadezhda since 2018. Then they won the tournament in Zhuhai (China).
Source: Sport UA
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