Tennis
Nadezhda Kichenok lost the doubles match in the final of the Australian Open 2026 1/16.
Ukrainian tennis player Nadezhda Kichenok He completed his doubles participation at the 2026 Australian Open.
With the Ukrainians in the second round Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) lost in a row in 1 hour and 23 minutes against the eighth-placed Ellen Perez (Australia) / Demi Schuurs (Netherlands).
Australian Open 2026. Couples. 1/16 final
Ellen Perez (Australia) / Demi Schurs (Holland) [8] – Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) / Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) – 7:5, 6:1
In the first match, Nadezhda and Makoto lost their advantage with a score of 4:2.
Kichenok and Ninomiya managed to defeat Australian duo Emerson Jones / Astra Sharma at the Australian Open.
Nadezhda became the last representative of Ukraine in doubles at AO-2026. Kichenok competed for the 11th time on the courts of Melbourne – his best result was the 1/8 final stage in 2018.
Source: Sport UA
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