Tennis
Nadezhda Kichenok leaves Hobart after losing quarter-final in a super tiebreak
Ukrainian tennis player Nadezhda Kichenok She could not reach the doubles semi-finals in the challenging WTA 250 tournament held in Hobart, Australia.
Ukrainian player and his partner in the quarter finals Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) lost to Katarzyna Piter (Poland) / Janice Tjen (Indonesia) in three sets (super tiebreaker) in 1 hour and 41 minutes.
WTA 250 Hobart. Couples. Difficult, 1/4 final
Katarzyna Piter (Poland) / Janice Tjen (Indonesia) – Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) / Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) – 6:3, 5:7, [10:7]
Kichenok and Ninomiya started by beating second seeds Chan Hao-Ching/Jiang Xinyu in Hobart.
Nadezhda and Makoto played their 14th match together since the summer of 2025 and suffered their third defeat (they have lost three of the last four matches).
Katarzyna and Janice continued their winning streak to six matches. In October 2025, they became champions of the WTA 250 competition in Zhengzhou.
In the semifinals, Peter and Tjen will compete against third seeds Eri Hozumi and Wu Fansen.
Source: Sport UA
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