Tennis in Ukrainian, Bondarenko won the first match in Charleston, the defeat Tsurenko

Ukrainian tennis players Kateryna Bondarenko and Lesia Tsurenko in the tournament in Charleston different opened dirt part of the season.

Clay season Bondarenko started the match with 80-th racket of the world Eugenia Homeland. Catherine last year have already beaten the Russian on hard courts in Doha – a second face-to-face meeting between the players ended in favor of the Ukrainian.

In the first set Rodina, three times led to a break, but Bondarenko each time returning his serve. With the score 4:4 Ukrainian was finally able to defend your game, and then at the reception worked, and implemented a set-bol.

During the second set Rodina led 4:0, but she has managed to lose such a considerable margin. Bondarenko made two reverse break, and no problems put the squeeze on the Russian.

For an exit in the 1/8 finals of the clay tournament in Charleston Kateryna Bondarenko will face seventh-seeded Kiki, Bertens from the Netherlands.

Ekaterina Bondarenko (Ukraine) — Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) — 6:4, 7:5

Problems with my left hip again prevented Lesia Tsurenko – the second racket of Ukraine more than three hours fought with a 37-m number WTA rankings with Laura Sigemund, but a foot injury has not allowed from Kiev to suspend a three-match series on American tournaments.

In the final set, Tsurenko, virtually playing on one leg, miraculously remained in the game. Sigemund twice failed to submit to the match, and the tiebreak in the decisive moment took advantage of the problems opponent.

Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – Laura Siegemund (Germany) – 7:6, 2:6, 6:7

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