Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Bondarenko failed to qualify to the third round of a major tournament in Charleston (USA).
Fourth attempt Bondarenko tried to qualify in the 1/8 finals in the “Volvo Car Open”. This time the rival of the third racket of Ukraine was a semi-finalist Roland Garros-Kiki 2016, Bertens, received from the organizers of the tournament the seventh seeded.
In the opening stages of the first set, Bondarenko had a chance to break away, but Catherine missed two break-point. Bertens, your chances of admission are not scattered – Kiki organized two breaks in a row and has removed all questions on the winner of the first set.
At the start of the second set Bondarenko led 3:0, but soon lost their advantage. Shortly before the decisive games Ukrainian because of problems with his hip took a medical break. Bertens took advantage of the injury of the opponent, winning the final three games of the match.
For an exit in the second round of the tournament in Charleston Kateryna Bondarenko earned $4,738 in prize money and 30 points in the WTA rankings.
Ekaterina Bondarenko (Ukraine) — Kiki, Bertens (Netherlands, 7) — 2:6, 5:7
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