The Ukrainian, along with Elena-Gabriela Rousse, beat the duo Melikar-Martinez/Perez
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk advanced to the third round of doubles Australian Open 2023.
Ukrainian paired with a Romanian tennis player Elena-Gabriela Ruse in three sets, she beat the duet of Nicole Melikar-Martinez from the USA and Ellen Perez from Australia. Marta and Elena-Gabriela lost the first set. In the second set of tie-breaks, Melikar-Martinez and Perez earned a match point, but failed to convert it. Kostyuk and Rousse pulled out the game and then crushed their opponents in the third set.
In the first round, the duo defeated Daniel Collins/Heather Watson (USA/UK). Marta and Elena-Gabriela won a landslide victory in two games.
In the third round, the opponent of the Ukrainian will be the winner of the match Miriam Kolodzeeva / Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – Beatrice Addad Maya / Zhang Shuai (Brazil / China, 7), which will take place on Sunday
- Australian Open-2023. Pair category. Second round
Marta Kostyuk/Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Ukraine/Romania) – Nicole Melikar-Martinez/Ellen Perez (USA/Australia, 9) – 2:1 (3:6, 7:6(7), 6:0)
Source: Sportarena
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