Kichenok and Friedsam beat top seeds at WTA tournament in China

Ukraine’s third racket in doubles Nadezhda Kichenok and German tennis player Anna-Lena Friedsam She reached the semi-finals of the WTA 250 tournament held in Guangzhou, China.

In the quarterfinal match, Kichenok and Friedsam won over top-seeded American tennis players Sabrina Santamaria and Yana Senikova in two sets. Ukrainian and German athletes took the first set without any problems – they were ahead 1:4, then took another break with a score of 3:4 and closed the set with their serves. The second match was a little more difficult. With the score at 1:1, the duo took two breaks and for a while the initiative passed to Santamaria and Senikova. However, with a score of 5:5, Kichenok and Friedsam made a decisive attack and carried the match to victory with their serves.

In the semifinals, Nadezhda Kichenok and Anna-Lena Friedsam will play against local tennis players Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu, who defeated fourth seeds Magda Linette and Mayuka Uchijima in two sets.

WTA 250, Guangzhou, China, hard, doubles, quarterfinals

Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine)/ Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) – Sabrina Santamaria (USA) / Yana Senikova (1) – 6:3, 7:5