Five more Ukrainian tennis players started the first Grand Slam tournament of the season.
Dayana Yastremskaya created the biggest sensation in the first round of the Australian Open. In the opening match, Yastremska faced current Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, but the Czech athlete was unable to withstand the pressure of the Ukrainian, easily winning in two sets.
Meanwhile, Angelina Kalinina’s “black streak” continues. Our athlete lost the third match in a row since the start of the new tennis season. This time, in the first round of the Australian Open, the Ukrainian lost to Arantxa Rus from the Netherlands, winning only one game against her opponent.
Australian Open. First round. January 15
Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – Arancha Rus (Netherlands) – 1:6, 0:6
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) – 3:6, 1:6
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Teyla Preston (Australia) – 6:2, 6:2
Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) – Claire Liu (USA) – 6:3, 4:6, 6:1
Dayana Yastremskaya (Ukraine) – Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – 6:1, 6:2
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