In the next round, the Ukrainian, playing with Kimberly Zimmermann, will play with the first seeds Flipkens and Siegemund
Hope Kichenok advanced to the semi-finals of the doubles tournament WTA 250 in Hobart (Australia).
Together with Kimberly Zimmermann from Belgium, the Ukrainian beat the third seeded of the tournament Mia Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi. In the first set, Nadezhda and Kimberly won in a tie-break, after which they confidently won the second game.
Sister of Hope Ludmilalost in the semi-finals of the second tournament WTA 500 in Adelaide. Together with Elena Ostapenko from Latvia, a Ukrainian lost to a pair of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Rybakina. For the duo, this is the second defeat in a row in the semi-finals. Last week, also in Adelaide, tennis players lost at this stage to the Americans Eisha Muhammad and Taylor Townsend.
Kichenok and Zimmermann defeated Latisha Zhan/Alex Guarachi in straight sets in the first round. In the semi-final, Nadezhda and Kimberly will play against the first seeded of the tournament in Hobart duet Kirsten Flipkens/Laura Siegemund (Belgium/Germany).
- WTA 500. Adelaide 2 (Australia). Pair category. semi-final
Lyudmila Kichenok/Elena Ostapenko (Ukraine/Latvia, 3) — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Elena Rybakina (-/Kazakhstan) – 0:2 (4:6, 5:7)
Nadezhda Kichenok/Kimberly Zimmermann (Ukraine/Belgium) – Miyu Kato / Aldila Sutjiadi (Japan / Indonesia, 3) – 2:0 (7:6 (3), 6:2)
Source: Sportarena
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