The Ukrainian-Latvian tandem showed character in the super tiebreak
Lyudmila Kichenok And Elena Ostapenko reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament WTA 500 V Brisbane (Australia).
The Ukrainian-Latvian tandem defeated the pair Ekaterina Alexandrova / Anna Kalinskaya in a tense match. The meeting lasted one hour and 57 minutes.
Kichenok and Ostapenko finished the game in strong style. Having lost in the first set (5:7), Lyudmila and Elena took the second game with the same score, and in the super tiebreak they scored four wins on their opponents’ serves (13:11).
In the next stage, Kichenok and Ostapenko will play with the winners of the match Magda Linette / Bernarda Pera (Poland / USA) – Linda Noskova / Diana Schneider (Czech Republic / -).
- WTA 500. Brisbane, Australia. Doubles. First round
Lyudmila Kichenok / Elena Ostapenko (Ukraine / Latvia, 5) — Ekaterina Alexandrova / Anna Kalinskaya (- / -) — 2:1 (5:7, 7:5, 13:11)
Source: Sportarena
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