Kostyuk started in doubles with a victory at a tournament in Birmingham

Marta plays in tandem with Barbora Kreychikova

Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk started with a victory in doubles at the tournament WTA 250 in Birmingham, England.

Kostyuk plays in tandem with Barbora Kreychikova. Their pair, seeded under the second number, outplayed the tandem of Oksana Kalashnikova and Irina Shimanovich in three sets.

The meeting lasted one hour and 54 minutes. The fate of the fight was decided on a super tiebreak, where Marta and Barbora took three submissions from their rivals.

In the next round, Kostyuk and Kreychikova will play with the winners of the match Freya Christie / Ali Collins (Great Britain) – Christina Buksha / Makoto Ninomiya (Spain / Japan).


  • WTA 250. Birmingham, UK. Pair category. Main grid. First round

Oksana Kalashnikova / Irina Shimanovich (Georgia / -) — Marta Kostyuk / Barbora Kreychikova (Ukraine / Czech Republic, 2) – 1:2 (7:6 (4), 4:6, 6:10)

Source: Sportarena

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