Tennis
Lyudmila Kichenok lost the final match at the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide
Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok She could not win the cup in the WTA 500 hard court tournament held in Adelaide, Australia.
Ukrainian player and his partner in the doubles final Desiree Krawczyk (USA) lost in two sets to the second-ranked duo Katerina Sinyakova (Czech Republic) / Zhang Shuai (China).
WTA 500 Adelaide. couples. Difficult. Final
Lyudmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Desiree Kravchik (USA) – Katerina Sinyakova (Czech Republic) / Zhang Shuai (Chinese) [2] – 1:6, 4:6
In the second match, Lyudmila took a medical timeout due to problems with her right leg.
Kichenok and Krawczyk held their first joint competition since 2019. In Adelaide, they managed to complete the tandems Irina Khromacheva / Alexandra Panova, Xie Shuwei / Alena Ostapenko (Ostapenko withdrew before the match) and Ellen Perez / Demi Schurs.
Kichenok reached his 25th final at Tour level and competed for his 12th trophy.
Next week Lyudmila will perform at the Australian Open together with Katie Volynets.
Results of Kichenok and Krawczyk at the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide:
- R1:
Lyudmila Kichenok / Desiree Kravchik – Irina Khromacheva / Alexandra Panova – 4:6, 6:4, [10:6] - QF:
Lyudmila Kichenok / Desiree Krawczyk – Xie Shuwei / Alena Ostapenko [1] – RET., Su Shuwei / Ostapenko - :
Lyudmila Kichenok / Desiree Krawczyk – Ellen Perez / Demi Schurs – 6:2, 3:6, [10:7] - F:
Lyudmila Kichenok / Desiree Krawczyk – Katerina Sinyakova / Zhang Shuai – 1:6, 4:6
Video review of the match Kichenok / Kravchik – Sinyakova / Zhang Shuai
Match statistics Kichenok / Kravchik – Sinyakova / Zhang Shuai
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Source: Sport UA
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