The Ukrainian, together with Anna-Lena Friedsam, beat the Austrian duo Klaffner/Krauss
Ukrainian tennis player Hope Kichenok reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament WTA 250 in Austrian Linz.
Together with Anna-Lena Friedsam from Germany, a Ukrainian beat the Austrian duo Melanie Klaffner/Sinja Kraus. The two-set fight lasted one hour and 18 minutes.
In the first set, Kichenok and Fridzam won two innings of their rivals, losing one of their own. In the second set, the Austrians took the lead with a score of 5:1. However, Nadezhda and Anna-Lena turned the tide of the game, winning six games in a row and winning the match.
In the next match, Kichenok and Fridzam will play against the duo Han Xinyun/Lidia Morozova (China/-).
Nadezhda and Anna-Lena competed together at two tournaments last season. The pair reached the semi-finals at the WTA 125 tournament in Tampico and played in the final of the WTA 125 tournament in Midland.
- WTA 250. Linz (Austria). Pair category. First round
Nadezhda Kichenok/Anna-Lena Friedzam (Ukraine/Germany) – Melanie Klaffner / Signa Kraus (Austria, WC) – 2:0 (6:3, 7:5)
Source: Sportarena
I’m Rose Brown , a journalist and writer with over 10 years of experience in the news industry. I specialize in covering tennis-related news for Athletistic, a leading sports media website. My writing is highly regarded for its quick turnaround and accuracy, as well as my ability to tell compelling stories about the sport.
