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Kozlov was successfully launched in Guangzhou, the failure Tsurenko

Ukrainian tennis players continue with varying success to play in tournaments of series WTA.

Ekaterina Kozlova is one of the best pieces of career: for the past three weeks, the native of Nikolaev won 10 of 11 matches, which allowed the third racket of Ukraine to update your personal record in the global ranking.

In the first round of the tournament in Guangzhou Kozlov defeated the 156-th racket of the world Liu Fanju. In the first set with the score 5:5 Ukrainian made a break, then
filed for set and in the second game, have won six games in a row.

Next opponent Ekaterina Kozlova at the tournament in China could become eminent Australian Samantha Stosur, if the seventh racket of Guangzhou in their opening match to beat Han Xing-Yun.

Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) — Liu Fanju (China) — 7:5, 6:0

Last year’s champion Guangzhou Lesya Tsurenko failed title defense – in the first round from Kiev suddenly lost to Aleksandra Krunic, has lost over 200 rating points, that will cost her in the top 50 of the WTA rankings.

Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine, 4) — Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) — 3:6, 4:6

Katarina Zavacka received the wild card for the tournament in Seoul, but his chance 17-year-old Ukrainian was not used. In the first round of Zavacka in an attempt to make first career win on the WTA are unable to put the squeeze on 71-th racket of the world Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Katarina Zavacka (Ukraine) – Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) – 6:4, 3:6, 1:6

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