Bondarenko defeated former second racket of the world and became a finalist of Tashkent

Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Bondarenko has reached a decisive match on hard courts tournament WTA International in Tashkent.

For the permit in a decisive match Bondarenko competed with the former second racket of the world Vera Zvonareva, who in March this year after a two year hiatus returned to the WTA tour. In personal meetings Ukrainka was lost 0:3, and the last time tennis players met in 2012.

During the first set, Zvonareva led to a break, but in the tenth game Bondarenko returned his serve and did not allow her to close the party. At the tiebreak Catherine alternated successful games with unforced errors. Tennis players exchanged gifts on the set ball, while Bondarenko did not go on the attack and not won the game.

Success in the opening set was inspired by Catherine, the former first racket of Ukraine in a matter of minutes took 4:1, then the transition Zvonareva, after talking with the doctor, refused to continue the match.

On the way to the final, Bondarenko submitted 1 ACE, made 1 double fault, has implemented 3 of 3 break points, made 26 winnersof with 23 unforced errors.

Kateryna Bondarenko for the second time in his career and for the first time since 2008, made the final of a WTA tournament. For the title in Tashkent and a chance to get back in the top 100, a native of Krivoy Rog will argue with the 52-th racket of the world of Hungarian Timea Babos.

Ekaterina Bondarenko (Ukraine) – Vera Zvonareva (Russia) – 7:6, 4:1, failure Zvonareva

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