Ukrainian tennis players played their matches in the first round of the prestigious tournament in China differently.
The prestigious tennis tournament of the WTA 500 series has started in Zhengzhou, China. Today, October 9, all three representatives of Ukraine played first-round matches. Lesya Tsurenko defeated Russian Diana Schneider in two sets in 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Angelina Kalinina reached the 1/8 finals of the difficult tournament, defeating the Australian Ellen Perez in 1 hour and 7 minutes, losing only 4 games to her opponent.
And only the 37-year-old Ukrainian tennis player Ekaterina Volodko did not overcome the first round barrier. He lost in straight sets to Chinese world number 24 Zheng Qingwen in 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Ekaterina Volodko (Ukraine) – Zheng Qingwen (China) – 4:6, 3:6
Source: korrespondent
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