Tennis
Incredible! Volodko won 3 games in one day and advanced to the semi-finals.
36-year-old Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Volodko (WTA 339) won three games in one day and advanced to the 60,000th semi-final in Barranquilla, Colombia.
In the 1/4 final, the Ukrainian athlete defeated Argentina’s Maria Lourdes Carle (WTA 167) in two sets in 1 hour 31 minutes.
🏆ITF W60. barranquilla (Colombia). Hard. 1/4 final
Katerina Volodko (Ukraine) [16] – Maria Lourdes Carle (Argentina) [5] – 6:4, 6:4
Interesting that Katerina won three matches in one day! She beat Colombia’s Maria Erazo Gonzalez (6:3, 6:2) first, then Slovakia’s Victoria Morvajova (6:1, 6:1).
Matches were not played in the tournament for several days due to heavy rains and now the organizers have decided to catch up with the schedule.
Volodko’s opponent in the semi-finals will be the second seeded Laura Pigossi from Brazil (WTA 106).
Source: Sport UA
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