Tennis
VIDEO. Kichenok did not shake hands with the Russian woman after her victory at the tournament in Osaka
Ukrainian tennis player Nadezhda Kichenok Won the doubles cup at the WTA 250 hard court tournament held in Osaka (Japan).
A Ukrainian and his partner in the final of the competition Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) beat the duo Anna Kalinskaya / Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) Two sets in 1 hour 34 minutes.
WTA 250 Osaka. couples. Difficult. End
Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) / Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) – Anna Kalinskaya / Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 7:6 (7:3), 6:3
For Kichenok, this is the first award in 2023 and the 9th in his career. Kichenok made the 3rd overall final together with Fridsam.
The German won his 4th championship in doubles.
Nadezhda Kichenok is ranked 45th in the WTA LIVE doubles rankings.
After the end of the meeting, the Ukrainian player did not shake hands with Russian Anna Kalinskaya, but thanked Yulia Putintseva for the game.
VIDEO. Kichenok did not shake hands with the Russian woman after her victory at the tournament in Osaka
That championship chemistry 🏆
Anna-Lena Friedsam and Nadiia Kichenok won their first doubles title as a team by defeating Kalinskaya/Putintseva 7-6(3), 6-3 in Osaka!#KinoshitaJOTennis pic.twitter.com/LljzqHZaAE
— wta (@WTA) September 16, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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