Tennis
Voluntary victory. Kichenok advances to the semi-finals of the tournament in Mexico
Ukrainian tennis player Hope Kichenok together with her partner Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany), she reached the semi-finals of the WTA 125 hard doubles tournament in Tampico (Mexico).
WTA 125 Tampico. Couple category. Hard. 1/4 final
Hope Kichenok (Ukraine) / Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) – Elvina Kalieva (USA) / Renata Sarasua (Mexico) – 1:6, 6:3, [14:12]
Nadezhda Kichenok and Anna-Lena Fridzam managed to bounce back from the 5:8 score in the decisive tie-break, then lost 8:9 and 11:12. For the Ukrainian-German tandem, this was the second joint fight.
In the semi-finals, Kichenok and Fridzam will face top seed Tereza Mikhalikova (Slovakia) / Aldila Sutziadi (Indonesia).
Earlier, Nadezhda together with her sister Lyudmila won a trophy at a tournament in Estonia.
Source: Sport UA
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