Her sister, Nadezhda, has stopped performing in the US
Ukrainian Ludmila Kichenok came out in 1/8 finals doubles WTA 1000 V Cincinnati.
In tandem with Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia, Ludmila triumphed over the American tandem Lauren Davis / Robin Montgomery (6:3, 6:2). The match lasted 63 minutes.
And here is Lyudmila’s sister, Nadezhda Kichenok, lost their match. The Ukrainian and Timea Babos from Hungary lost to the “neutral” duo Ekaterina Aleksandrova / Yana Sizikova in two tie-breaks.
Lyudmila Kichenok and Elena Ostapenko will continue their performances at the event with a fight against the Slovak-British tandem Tereza Michalkova / Olivia Nichols.
In singles, Ukraine is represented at the tournament by Dayana Yastremska and Angelina Kalinina. Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina have already made it to the second round.
- WTA 1000. Cincinnati, USA. Doubles. First round
Lyudmila Kichenok / Elena Ostapenko (Ukraine / Latvia, 5) — Lauren Davis / Robin Montgomery (both — USA) — 2:0 (6:3, 6:2)
Timea Babos / Nadezhda Kichenok (Hungary / Ukraine) — Ekaterina Aleksandrova / Yana Sizikova (-/-) — 0:2 (6:7 (5), 6:7 (6))
Source: Sportarena
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