Tennis
Kudermetova demonstratively showed disrespect for her opponent. Couldn’t cope with emotions after defeat
The Russian woman unexpectedly lost to the 123rd racket in the world.
The WTA-500 tournament continues in Guadalajara (Mexico). Russian Veronika Kudermetova (26th racket of the world) unexpectedly lost to Victoria Jimenez-Kasintseva from Andorra (No. 123) – 4:6, 2:6. But the main event of the evening was not the defeat, but what happened after the match.
A match full of breaks
The meeting began with service problems typical for the tournament in Guadalajara. Altitude and unstable conditions traditionally make it difficult for tennis players to feel confident on their first serve. In the first set, Kudermetova’s ball flew quickly: eight aces, but her hitting percentage was low – only 51%.
Jimenez-Kasintseva looked more collected. She held 75% of her first serve and did a better job of making rallies on the second. It was stability that became the key factor: in the tenth game, the Andorran tennis player broke the Russian’s serve and closed the set – 6:4.
In the second game, Kudermetova tried to return to the game, but her opponent continued to dictate terms. Already in the first games, the Russian missed four break points, and Jimenez-Kasintseva immediately punished her for her wastefulness by scoring her own break. As a result, the set ended even more convincingly – 6:2 in favor of the tennis player from Andorra.
After Victoria converted the match point, the spectators waited for the traditional gesture of respect at the net. But Kudermetova silently collected her racket and headed to her bench, completely ignoring her opponent. This kind of behavior is rare on tour and is usually associated with either open conflict or the athlete’s principled position. However, in this case there were no quarrels or controversial episodes on the court. The reason for Kudermetova’s refusal remained a mystery; it seems that she simply could not cope with her emotions after the defeat.
Great success for Andorra
For 20-year-old Victoria Jimenez-Kasintseva, this victory was a real breakthrough. Previously, she tried her hand at opponents from the top 50 six times and was defeated each time. Now she managed to beat a tennis player ranked 26th in the world ranking. She will face Iva Jovic in the next round.
For Veronica, this loss was already the fourth this season to an opponent from outside the top 100. At the same time, the Russian woman approached the tournament as a favorite – she was the last Russian representative in the bracket.
Kudermetova’s failures look particularly contrasting against the background of her status: not long ago she played at large stages of the “thousands” and was in the top 15. Now a series of breakdowns against little-known tennis players raises questions about her psychological state and preparation.
Kudermetova will have to recover not only physically, but also mentally. She needs to break the series of losses to lower-level players and prove that her place in the top 30 of the world ranking is deserved. In the meantime, less is said about her tennis than about the scandalous gesture after the match.
Source: Sportbox
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Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina (WTA 14) became the “Opening Week” participant of the Australian Open 2026.
On January 14, 2026, the Ukrainian will play an exhibition match against Amanda Anisimova (USA, WTA 4) at the tournament’s main stadium, Rod Laver Arena.
The meeting will be held in the format of two standard sets as the deciding game and a super tiebreak up to 10 points.
There will also be four more exhibition matches: Elena Rybakina – Zheng Qingwen, Alexander Zverev – Lorenzo Musetti, Carlos Alcaraz – Alex de Minaur, Jannik Sinner – Felix Auger-Aliassime.
After the match between Svitolina and Anisimova, Rod Laver Arena will host the AO 1 Point Slam tournament, where tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Daniil Medvedev, Zheng Qingwen, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jasmine Paolini will compete against amateurs.
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
22-28.12 Schedule and results of matches between Ukrainians and Ukrainians at ITF tournaments
Sport.ua presents the schedule and results of matches of Ukrainian tennis players at the ITF World Tour tournaments from December 15 to 21
men
M15 Antalya (Türkiye – location), Antalya Series
Singles, elimination, first round
- Maxim Khlyvnyuk (Ukraine) – Ibrahim Yego (Kenya) – absent
- Filip Pavic (Kosovo) – Andrey Bilata (Ukraine) – without
Singles, qualifiers, second round
- Maxim Khlyvnyuk (Ukraine) – Stefanos Schinas (Greece, 15) – 23.12, at 10:00 at the latest
- Alexandru Balan (Canada, 6) – Andrey Bilata (Ukraine) – 23.12, 12:30 at the latest
Singles, first round
- TVA – Nikita Bilozertsev (Ukraine, 6) –TVA
- TVA – Ilya Biloborodko (Ukraine) –TVA
- TVA – Alexander Ovcharenko (Ukraine, 2) –TVA
Doubles, first round
- Dillon Beckles (USA) and Alexander Wagner (Austria) – Nikita Bilozertsev (Ukraine) and Alp Horoz (Türkiye) – TVA
- William Mirarchi (Italy) and Daniil Stepanov – Mihai Marinescu (Romania) and Alexander Ovcharenko (Ukraine, 4) –TVA
M15 Monastir (Tunisia – difficult), FTT by Magic Hotel Tours
Singles, elimination, first round
- Kazuki Nishiwaki (Japan, 6) – Arseniy Mironov (Ukraine) – 6:0, 6:0
Women
W15 Antalya (Türkiye – ground), Antalya Series
Singles, elimination, first round
- Anastasia Necule (Romania) – Yaroslava Sribnaya (Ukraine) –TVA
- Arina Yakusheva (Ukraine) – Naz Kaynak (Türkiye) – TVA
- Jamie Collinson (Australia) – Helen Grab (Ukraine) –TVA
- Serafima Vasilyeva (Ukraine) – Öykü Şahbaz (Ukraine) – none
Singles, qualifiers, second round
- Eva Galievskaya (Ukraine, 6) – Honoka Uchiyama (Japan) or Alisa Aksiyanova – TVA
- Serafima Vasilyeva (Ukraine) – Sabina Shaidullina or Ema Garayda (Czech Republic, 14) – TVA
Doubles, first round
- Asylzhan Arystanbekova (Kazakhstan) and Ingkar Dyusebay (Kazakhstan) – Sara Balan (Romania) and Eva Galievskaya (Ukraine) –TVA
- Nanari Katsumi (Romania) and Honoka Uchiyama (Japan) – Helen Grab (Ukraine) and Arina Yakusheva (Ukraine) –TVA
Source: Sport UA
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20-year-old American tennis player Lerner Tien (ATP 28) Became the winner of the ATP 2025 Junior Final Tournament.
The Americans were defeated in the final of the competition held on indoor courts in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Alexander Blox (Belgium, ATP 116) 1 hour 1 minute.
Next Generation ATP Finals 2025. Final, December 21
Lerner Tien (AMERICA) [1] –Alexander Blox (Belgium) [2] – 4:3 (7:4), 4:2, 4:1
Tien played in the Next Generation finals for the second time. He lost to João Fonseca in the decisive match in 2024.
Lerner suffered one defeat, losing to Rafael Hodar in the first round of the group stage in Jeddah. He then defeated Blox as well as Martin Landaluse, Nikolay Budkov Kjaer and Nishesh Basavareddy.
Tien becomes the second Youth Finals champion after Brandon Nakashima – Nakashima won the Next Gen award in 2022.
Lerner Thien received $502,250 in prize money for his victory at the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025.
Photo gallery of the award ceremony
Source: Sport UA
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