Tennis
Kostyuk and Ruse played the number of matches and defeated their opponents in the third set.
Ukrainian tennis player Martha Kostyuk She reached the 3rd round in doubles at the Australian Open.
In the second round, Elena-Gabriela Rousse from Romania and Ukrainian duet competed with 9th seeded Nicole Melichar (USA) / Ellen Perez (Australia).
The start of the match was unsuccessful for the Ukrainian Kostyuk, and his partner lost the first set (3:6). The second match went to a tie-break with the luckier Marta. Moreover, there was even one match point, which the opponents Ukrainian and Romanian managed to regain – 7:6 (9:7).
Having gained a psychological advantage, Kostyuk and Ruse completely defeated their opponents in the third set (6:0).
The opponents in the 1/8 final, Kostyuk and Rousse, will be the winners of the doubles match: Miriam Kolodzieva / Marketa Vondrousova (both – Czech Republic) – Beatrice Haddad Maya (Brazil) / Zhang Shuai (China).
🏆Australia Open 2023
WOMAN. doubles round 2. January 21
Nicole Melichar (USA) / Ellen Perez (Australia) – Martha Kostyuk (Ukraine) / Gabriela Ruze (Romania) – 6:3, 6:7 (7:9), 0:6
Wow, big win for Ruse and Kostyuk!! pic.twitter.com/o2Iz2I2aL4
— LorenaPopa 🕵️♀️🎾 (@popalorena) January 21, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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