Tennis
Kichenok and Ostapenko beat the world’s oldest rackets in a tournament in the UAE
Ukrainian tennis player Ludmila Kichenok with his partner Alena Ostapenko (Latvia) successfully started the WTA 1000 series tournament held in Dubai.
In the 1/8 final of the competition, the Ukraine-Latvia duo were defeated. Timeiu Babos And Kristina Mladenovic 1 hour 25 minutes in two sets.
WTA 1000 Dubai. couples are hard. 1/8 final
Timea Babos (Hungary) / Kristina Mladenovic (France) – Lyudmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Alena Ostapenko (Latvia) – 1:6, 6:7 (4:7)
Interestingly, Babos and Mladenovic are the world’s first racquets in doubles.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Lyudmila and Alena will play with the winner of the match Yang Zhaoxuan / Vera Zvonareva – Shuko Aoyama / Makoto Ninomiya.
Source: Sport UA
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