The Ukrainian, together with Elena Ostapenko from Latvia, defeated the duo Leila Fernandez / Arancha Rus
Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok together with Elena Ostapenko from Latvia reached the quarterfinals of the tournament WTA 1000 in Rome.
Kichenok and Ostapenko met with the duo Leila Fernandez (Canada) / Arancha Rus (Netherlands). The Ukrainian and Latvian dealt with their rivals in just 54 minutes.
In the first set, Lyudmila and Elena gave away only one game. In the second game, Kichenok and Ostapenko made a 4:0 breakthrough, after which they confidently brought the match to victory.
Let us remind you that in the first round Lyudmila and Elena defeated the duo Anna Bondar / Kristina Buksa (Hungary / Spain). In the quarterfinals, the pair will meet with Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.
- WTA 1000. Rome, Italy. Doubles. Second round
Lyudmila Kichenok / Elena Ostapenko (Ukraine / Latvia, 6) — Leila Fernandez / Arancha Rus (Canada / Netherlands) – 2:0 (6:1, 6:2)
Source: Sportarena
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