The second round matches took place in the prestigious WTA 500 series tennis tournament.
Katarina Zawatskaya failed to qualify for the third round of the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston, USA. The Ukrainian tennis player in a bitter struggle was defeated in the seventh world racket Karolina Pliskova 7: 5, 5: 7, 4: 6.
Remember that the fight lasted two days. The match was delayed due to rain with a score of 7: 5, 2: 3 before the Ukrainian submission. After the match resumed, Zawatskaya led 5: 3 in the second set, but then lost four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Angelina Kalinina continues to fight in the tournament. In the second round, the Ukrainian defeated fifth seed Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4.
It should be noted that for the first time Angelina defeated an opponent from the top 20 of the world rankings, she had previously had five defeats. In the third round, Kalinina will face 12th seed Alize Cornet from France.
WTA. Charleston. Second round
Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4
Katarina Zavatskaya (Ukraine) – Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) – 7: 5, 5: 7, 4: 6
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Source: korrespondent
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