The tennis players were once again better than their rivals, winning a well-deserved victory in the tournament.
Early on Sunday morning, August 21, the WTA 1000 doubles tournament ended in Cincinnati, USA.
In the final of the competition, Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok paired with Latvian Elena Ostapenko and Nicole Melikar-Martinez with Ellen Perez were recognized.
As was the case in the tournament in Madrid, Kichenok and Ostapenko defeated their opponents. The match lasted 1 hour 24 minutes, during which our team celebrated victory in two sets.
WTA 1000. Cincinnati (USA)
Final, doubles
L. Kichenok / E. Ostapenko – N. Melikar-Martinez / E. Perez 2:0 (7:6 (5), 6:3)
🏆 CINCY CHAMPS 🏆
🇱🇻 @JelenaOstapenk8 and @LKichenok 🇺🇦 beat Melichar/Perez, 7-6(5), 6-3 to claim the @CincyTennis double title 👏 pic.twitter.com/0N9VozQ9Ip
— wta (@WTA) August 21, 2022
For Kichenok, this victory was the most important in his career. It is noteworthy that, together with Ostapenko, he won the second tournament in 2022 – earlier there was a victory in Birmingham. They were also finalists in Dubai and Eastbourne.
Thanks to this victory, Lyudmila will rise to the 11th place in the doubles ranking for the first time. At the moment, the Ukrainian-Latvian couple takes second place for the right to play in the WTA Finals.
Source: korrespondent
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