In the second round, Angelina will play with the offender Lesya, the eighth seed of the tournament
Two Ukrainian tennis players started the tournament differently WTA 500 V Abu Dhabi (UAE). Angelina Kalinina defeated the Italian in two sets Lucia BronzettiA Lesya Tsurenko lost crushingly Lyudmila Samsonova.
Angelina, until recently the second racket of Ukraine, managed to break a long series of defeats and win for the first time in 2024. Her match lasted one hour and 46 minutes. In the first set, the Ukrainian defeated the Italian 6:1, but in the second she had to sweat. The result is a victory in tiebreaker 7:1.
But Lesya Tsurenko had no arguments against her “neutral” opponent, who ranks 15th in the world rankings. In two sets, the Ukrainian tennis player was able to take only one game from Samsonova.
A Ukrainian duel could take place in the second round of the tournament. Instead, Kalinina will try to get even with Samsonova for her compatriot.
Let us remind you that earlier Angelina was eliminated from the first round of doubles in Abu Dhabi. Nadezhda Kichenok suffered a similar failure.
- WTA 500. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Singles. First round
Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) — Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) — 2:0 (6:1, 7:6)
Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) — Lyudmila Samsonova (-, 8) — 0:2 (0:6, 1:6)
Source: Sportarena
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