Tennis
Flooded in Beijing. Kostyuk beat world No. 7 en route to third round
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk (No. 44 WTA) achieved an unexpected victory at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing (China).
In the second round, the Ukrainian player defeated Ons Jabeur from Tunisia (WTA ranked 7th) in two sets.
Beijing. second round
Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) – Ounce Jabeur (Tunisia) – 7:6(5), 6:1
This was the second meeting between tennis players, the Ukrainian equalized the score in personal matches.
Remember that Kostyuk has won 3 of the last 4 matches against representatives of the top 10 in the world rankings. Before this there were 14 defeats in a row.
She will play winner Lyudmila Samsonova (No. 22 WTA) in the next round.
Let us note that Angelina Kalinina defeated the world’s eighth-ranked player, Marketa Vondrousova, in Beijing.
One of the biggest wins of his career 👏@marta_kostyuk Defeated Jabeur in Beijing and advanced to the Round of 16!#ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/dUj9zH6LHM
— wta (@WTA) October 3, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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