Tennis
VIDEO. How did Ukraine win the historic trophy Kichenok Wimbledon title?
Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok He became the mixed doubles champion of Wimbledon-2023!
A Ukrainian and his teammate in the turf major final My Friend Pavic (Croatia) beat tandem in three sets Xu Yifan (China) / Yoran Fliegen (Belgium) 6:4, 6:7 (9:11), 6:3.
Kichenok reached the final for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament and won the trophy on the first try. Winning the 2018 Australian Open and 2016 US Open mixed doubles, Pavić made her Wimbledon mixed doubles final for the first time.
Lyudmila became the third Ukrainian to win a Grand Slam title and the first Ukrainian to win the trophy in the Grass Major. At the 2008 Australian Open, sisters Alena and Kateryna Bondarenko became champions by beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Shahar Pierre of Israel in three sets in the final.
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Source: Sport UA
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