Tennis
Crazy super tiebreaker. Lyudmila Kichenok lost the quarterfinals in San Diego
Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok She completed her performance in doubles at the WTA 500 tournament in San Diego.
In the quarterfinals, the Ukrainian duet with Alena Ostapenko lost to the American tandem Danielle Collins / Coco Vandewey.
The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes and ended in a very tense super tiebreak, which the American pair won. [11:9].
It is interesting that, having lost 4:9 in the super tiebreak, the Ukrainian player and his partner managed to regain 5 match points (9:9), but then lost two decisive goals.
In the semi-finals, the winner of the match will face Shuko Aoyama (Japan) / Yang Zhaoxuan (China).
WTA500. San Diego (USA). Doubles, 1/4 final
daniel collins (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) / Coco Vandewey (USA) – Lyudmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Alena Ostapenko (Latvia) [4] – 2:6, 7:5, [11:9]
Source: Sport UA
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