Tennis
Russians Khromacheva and Panova lost to the Kichenok sisters in the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Brisbane
Irina Khromacheva / Photo: © Christoffer Borg Mattisson / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press
Russian tennis players Irina Khromacheva and Alexandra Panova failed to reach the doubles semi-finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane (Australia).
In the quarterfinal match, the Russians lost to the Ukrainians Lyudmila and Nadezhda Kichenok with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:2), 7:10. The meeting lasted 2 hours 4 minutes.
In the semi-finals, the Kichenok sisters will play against the pair Xie Shuwei/Elena Ostapenko (Taiwan/Latvia). There are no Russian representatives left in the doubles bracket of the tournament.
WTA 500. Brisbane (Australia). Hard
Doubles. 1/4 finals
Lyudmila Kichenok/Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) – Irina Khromacheva/Alexandra Panova (Russia, 4) – 6:2, 6:7 (2:7), 10:7.
Source: Sportbox
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