The first racket of Ukraine expects to recover by the end of August to speak at the US Open
Second racket of Ukraine Angelina Kalinina won her opening match of the tournament WTA 1000 in American cincinnati. She beat the Chinese in straight sets. Zhu Lin.
At the same time, the match of the strongest Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina against Dane Caroline Wozniacki was canceled. The Ukrainian withdrew from the competition due to pain in the foot, which she has been experiencing since the days of Wimbledon. Elina hopes to recover for the US Open, which will run from late August to September 10th.
In turn, Kalinina knocked out the representative of China from the tournament in a two-set confrontation. Their meeting lasted an hour and 38 minutes.
In the first game, the Ukrainian was noticeably stronger. With the score 5:2, she missed two set points, but corrected herself in the next game. In the second set, Angelina led 4-1, but Lin managed to take four games in a row. And yet, the decisive word was left for the Ukrainian tennis player – 7:5.
In the 1/16 finals, Kalinina will face the fifth seed of the tournament, Tunisian Ons Zhaber.
- WTA 1000. Cincinnati, USA. Singles. First round
Zhu Lin (China) — Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – 0:2 (3:6, 5:7)
Source: Sportarena
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